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The first update this morning is very pleasant. The IPL Governing Council has confirmed that the IPL auction for the 2026 season will take place on December 16, 2025. According to ESPNcricinfo, the event will be held in a grand manner in Abu Dhabi. An official announcement confirming the details is currently awaited. Brace yourself, fans! You are in for a treat.
Read in detail: IPL 2026 auction to be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi
next to IPL 2026 Mini-AuctionTeams are looking to trade players to strengthen their side or empty their purse in the trading window. The last date for declaring retention is Saturday, November 15. Meanwhile, the IPL 2026 mini-auction is reportedly scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16.
Ahead of the deadline, Mumbai Indians have been very active, trading Shardul Thakur and Sherfane Rutherford from Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans respectively. There are reports that Sanju Samson may move from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
Fans will be eagerly waiting to know which players are being released and who are being retained by the franchises ahead of the mini-auction. The retention will be telecast live on Saturday from 5 PM onwards on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 (Tamil), Star Sports 2 (Telugu), and Star Sports 2 (Malayalam). JioStar will also be live-streaming the IPL 2026 retentions.
It is important to note that, unlike the mega-auction, there is no limit on how many players an IPL franchise can retain in the mini-auction. As per IPL rules, each team needs a maximum of 25 players, and the total purse for each franchise will be around Rs 120 crore.
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