IPL Mega Auction will be held on February 7 and 8, Ahmedabad team out of IPL 2022

The BCCI is planning to hold the two-day mega Indian Premier League auction on February 7 and 8 in Bengaluru, a senior BCCI official said on Wednesday. As per some reports still BCCI not give green signal to Ahmedabad franchise. If not get approval from before mega auction Ahmedabad franchise will out of IPl 2022.

“Unless the COVID-19 situation worsens, we will have the IPL mega auction in India. The two-day event will be held on February 7 and 8 and like other years, we plan to hold it in Bengaluru. Preparations are underway,” a senior BCCI official told media. There were reports that the auction will be held in the UAE but as of now, BCCI has no such plans.

However, with the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and cases on the rise, the situation will remain fluid but if there are restrictions with regards to overseas travel (unless all owners decide to use charter planes), conducting it in India will be less of a logistical nightmare.

This year’s IPL will be a 10-team affair with Sanjiv Goenka owned Lucknow franchise along with venture capital firm CVC owned Ahmedabad making their debut in the cash rich league. Both teams have time till Christmas to announce their three draft picks but BCCI might extend the dates for both as CVC is yet to get clearance.

While there have been several rumours regarding Ahmedabad team will out of IPL 2022, the BCCI will take decision soon on the Gujrat-based franchise. As a matter of fact, BCCI have been unexplainably silent on the matter of Ahmedabad team. However, it has been learnt that the advice of a retired Supreme Court judge has been taken, and his advice is being awaited.

While in an ideal scenario, awarding the franchise to the second-highest bidder in case CVC Sports aren’t allowed to own the Ahmedabad team seems correct, a report according to Cricbuzz states that the expert advice has gone against it. After CVC Sports had bought the Ahmedabad team for Rs 5,625 crores, legal questions rose over them.

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CVCCP were under question for being involved in business with international betting firms. Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi had even tweeted about the same. “I guess betting companies can buy a @ipl team. Must be a new rule. Apparently, one qualified bidder also owns a big betting company. Does @BCCI not do homework. What can anti-corruption do in such a case?” Lalit Modi said in tweet.

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CVC is however waiting for its Letter of Intent from the BCCI but is expected to get an all clear in the next few days.