New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction will be held in Goa on December 16, according to a report in Cricinfo, published on Monday, as the event returns to India after three years. The last time an IPL auction was held in India was in 2022 in Kochi, ahead of the 2023 season. However, nothing has been officially announced by the BCCI.

This will also be the last mini-auction as the IPL is set for a mega auction in 2027, for the 2028 season. The last three IPL auctions were held in Dubai (2023), Jeddah (2024) and Abu Dhabi (2025). The IPL 2027 auction will be held a month after the retention deadline, believed to be November 1

The report also states that all the 10 IPL franchises have been asked to submit their p...