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BCCI moves IPL 2027 player retention deadline to November 17
The BCCI has given IPL teams two extra days to decide which players to retain for the 2027 season.
The ten franchises now have until November 17 to finalise their retention and release lists.
The earlier deadline was November 15, which clashed with the fifth ODI between India and New Zealand.
The 2027 season is a mini-auction year, with no limit on how many players teams can retain.
The auction is scheduled for December 16 in Goa, and player registrations opened on November 2.
Players can register until November 23, and teams must submit their final auction choices by December 1.
The final auction register is due on December 3, while the auction remains scheduled for December 16.
The BCCI extended the deadline for IPL franchises to submit their 2027 player retention lists by two days, to November 17.
The original deadline was November 15, the date of the fifth and final ODI in the India-New Zealand series.
The IPL 2027 mini-auction is scheduled for December 16 in Goa.
Player registration opened on November 2 and is scheduled to close on November 23.
Franchises are due to submit their lists of players they wish to bid for by December 1, with the final auction register due on December 3.
- Who
- The BCCI and the 10 IPL franchises.
- What
- The BCCI extended the deadline for franchises to submit their player retention lists by two days, to November 17.
- When
- Announced on November 2, 2026; the new deadline is November 17.
- Where
- The auction is scheduled to take place in Goa.
- Why
- The original November 15 deadline coincided with the fifth and final India-New Zealand ODI.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The BCCI communicated the revised retention deadline to franchises, and player registration opened.
The original retention deadline coincided with the scheduled fifth and final India-New Zealand ODI.
Franchises are due to submit their retention and release lists.
The player registration window is scheduled to close.
Franchises are due to submit the lists of players they wish to bid for.
The final auction register is scheduled to be released.
- New retention deadline
- November 17, 2026
- Franchises
- 10
- Auction date
- December 16, 2026
- Auction venue
- Goa
- Player registration closes
- November 23, 2026
- Final auction register
- December 3, 2026