The mini-auction ahead of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place on February 18th in Chennai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) narrowed down on Chennai because the Test series between India and England will take place during that time at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Meanwhile, there were reports that BCCI might hold a full-fledged auction ahead of this season of IPL. However, due to shortage of time, BCCI went against it and settled for a mini-auction in IPL 2021. They are likely to host a mega auction next year when they plan to add one more team to the IPL sphere.
IPL 2021 auction to take place on February 18
Among the top players to have been released were the likes of Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Chris Morris, Aaron Finch to name a few. When it comes to the purse balance, Kings XI Punjab have the most money to spend having parted ways with some of its top-earning players like Maxwell and Sheldon Cottrell. Royal Challengers Bangalore also released as many as 10 players ahead of the auction and hence have INR 35.9 crore to spend in the bidding war.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have traded Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel to Royal Challengers Bangalore while Robin Uthappa has joined Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals.
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🚨ALERT🚨: IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February🗓️
Venue 📍: Chennai
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IPL 2021 auction: Squad size, salary cap, and available slots for each team
Going into the IPL 2021 auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore will have the maximum number of slots to fill – 13 (nine domestic and four overseas). On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab will go into the mega day with the biggest purse – 53.2 crores.
| Franchise | No of Players | No of Overseas Players | Total money spent (Rs.) | Salary cap available (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots | |
| CSK | 18 | 7 | 62.1 | 22.9 | 7 | 1 | |
| DC | 19 | 6 | 72.0982 | 12.9018 | 6 | 2 | |
| KXIP | 16 | 3 | 31.8 | 53.2 | 9 | 5 | |
| KKR | 17 | 6 | 74.25 | 10.75 | 8 | 2 | |
| MI | 18 | 4 | 69.65 | 15.35 | 7 | 4 | |
| RR | 17 | 5 | 50.15 | 34.85 | 8 | 3 | |
| RCB | 12 | 4 | 49.1 | 35.9 | 13 | 4 | |
| SRH | 22 | 7 | 74.25 | 10.75 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 139 | 42 | 483.39 | 196.6 | 61 | 22 | |