IPL 2025 Mega Auction date and venue: IPL 2025 will be special in many ways but everyone's eyes are still on the mega auction to be held before the season. Now the discussion will start for the mega auction as to which team is going to retain which player. While Delhi Capitals may retain Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, Mumbai Indians may also retain Rohit Sharma. However, all this will be known before the mega auction. At the same time, big information has also come to light regarding when and where the mega auction is to be organized. Recent reports are claiming that the player auction could be held in the last week of November, possibly on 24th and 25th November in Riyadh.
It is also being claimed in the reports that even though the date and venue of the mega auction has not been officially announced by the IPL Governing Council yet, all the franchises have been informed about it.
Big reason behind choosing Riyadh
Last year's auction was held in Dubai and this time too there was talk of organizing it in the Middle East. Initially the names of London and Singapore were also discussed but later Saudi Arabia won. The biggest reason behind this is time zone, which will also be suitable for broadcasters. For this reason, mega auction can be organized in Riyadh itself. The board and IPL officials are in the final stages regarding the venue decision and if everything goes well, an official announcement can be made soon.
Saudi Arabia is considered 'expensive' compared to Dubai but the board believes that with the IPL being the most popular cricket league in the world, it is important to enter new markets and allow it to grow in terms of gaining new fans. The franchises are also waiting for the announcement of the venue, so that all the arrangements are made in advance and there is no problem at the last minute. The last date for submitting the retention list of players is said to be 31st October. In such a situation, the whole picture will become clear in a few days.
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