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IPL 2027 auction set for December 16 in Goa
The IPL 2027 mini-auction is set for December 16 in Goa, according to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia.
It will be the first auction in India in four years, after recent editions were held in Dubai, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi.
All 10 franchises must submit retained and released player lists by November 15 as they prepare for the auction.
The date also matches an India-Sri Lanka ODI scheduled in Bengaluru, and it is unclear whether either event’s date will change.
The BCCI is seeking feedback from teams on the Impact Player rule, which lets sides bring in a substitute during a match and has drawn criticism from players.
The board has yet to make a decision on the rule’s future, and the auction’s date and venue were still awaiting formal written confirmation in some accounts.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed to Hindustan Times that the IPL 2027 mini-auction will be held in Goa on December 16.
Reports from Cricbuzz and News18 say the date and venue were shared in a BCCI logistics message, but formal confirmation had not yet been sent to franchises.
The auction is expected to be a mini-auction, and franchises have been asked to submit retained and released player lists by November 15.
The date coincides with an India-Sri Lanka ODI scheduled in Bengaluru.
- Who
- The BCCI and the ten IPL franchises.
- What
- The IPL 2027 mini-auction is scheduled for December 16 in Goa.
- When
- December 16, 2026.
- Where
- Goa; News18 and Cricbuzz report that the logistics message named ITC Grand Goa.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Saikia said Goa would host the IPL auction in December.
Hindustan Times reported Saikia had confirmed the auction date, while Cricbuzz and News18 reported that a BCCI logistics message named December 16 and ITC Grand Goa.
Franchises are due to submit their final retained and released player lists.
The auction is scheduled to take place in Goa, on the same day as an India-Sri Lanka ODI in Bengaluru.
- Auction date
- December 16, 2026
- Auction location
- Goa
- Reported venue
- ITC Grand Goa
- Player-list deadline
- November 15, 2026
- Scheduling overlap
- India-Sri Lanka ODI in Bengaluru on December 16
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Yes, the auction will be held on December 16
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