New Delhi: Big information is coming out on the date of mega auction of Indian Premier League. There is news that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering the last week of November. The auction can take place anytime between 24-30 November. However, the official announcement is still awaited. Where the auction will take place is still under discussion and talks are ongoing on several options. Dubai is at the forefront of this race. All 10 franchises are already in confusion regarding player retention. The debate over who should be retained and who should be released continues.
SRH’s retention list ready
IPL 2024 finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are at the forefront regarding retention as they have already decided to retain Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins and Abhishek Sharma at the top-three positions. Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy are also in their plans.
Delhi Capitals will change captain
Delhi Capitals also have top-three players Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, but there is no clarity on captaincy yet. He has reshuffled the support staff and appointed Hemang Badani as the head coach and Venugopal Rao as the director of cricket in place of Sourav Ganguly. Additionally, Delhi has appointed Munaf Patel as the bowling coach and a formal announcement is likely to be made in the coming weeks.
Will Rohit Sharma stay in Mumbai only?
IPL juggernaut Mumbai Indians is ready to retain Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. Pandya is certain to continue as captain as the five-time winners under coach Mahela Jayawardene will look to return to winning ways after a disappointing performance in the last cycle.