IPL auction confirmed for February 18 in Chennai

New Delhi:  The IPL players’ auction ahead of the 2021 edition will be held in Chennai on February 18, the league organisers announced on Wednesday.
The announcement was made via IPL’s Twitter handle exactly a week after PTI reported the date.
“IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February,” read part of the post.
The “mini auction” will take place following the first two Tests between India and England in Chennai. The series begins on February 5 while the second Test will be played from February 13 to 17.
🚨ALERT🚨: IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February🗓️ Venue 📍: Chennai How excited are you for this year’s Player Auction? 😎👍 Set your reminder folks 🕰️ pic.twitter.com/xCnUDdGJCa — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2021 The BCCI is also yet to decide whether the IPL will happen in India even though the Board President Sourav Ganguly has repeatedly asserted that everything possible would be done to keep the glitzy event at its home.
2020 edition of IPL The 2020 edition was held in the UAE in September-November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.