IPL Mega Auction Preview: Venue, timing and Broadcast Details

With the 15^th edition of the Indian Premier League witnessing an increase in the number of participating teams, the thrill and excitement are also going to be twofold this time round. The introduction of the two new IPL franchises Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans will make the competition for the IPL trophy even more intense. The competition this time won’t just be on the pitch but will be first seen off of it as the teams will go into the weekend preparing for the bidding wars that are going to take place.

The IPL Mega Auction 2022 will see all the teams pick their players in what will be a fresh start for all of them. A total of 1214 players had registered themselves for the auction out of which 896 were Indian players and 318 were overseas players. This auction will finally see a shortlisted bucket of 590 players going under the hammer as we will witness a lot of exciting bidding wars from teams who will go to the limit to get their desired players. Out of the 590 players, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 of the players are from Associate Nations.

Now let’s come down to the main questions –

When and where will the IPL Mega auction 2022 take place?

The IPL Mega Auction 2022 will take place in a span of two days – 12^th (Saturday) and 13^th February (Sunday), 2022 and will be held in Bengaluru.

What time will the Mega auction start?

The Mega auction will start at 12 PM (IST). However, the official broadcast of the auction will be starting from 11 PM onwards.

Where can you follow all the live updates of the auction?

You can get all the live updates of the auction be it all the big names sold, the amount of money spent at a point in time, and much more on the Sports Trumpet website itself.

Where will the IPL mega auction be televised?

You can watch the IPL mega auction on the Star Sports network and also on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

Wherever you are across the globe, one thing is for sure this IPL mega auction is going to have an enthralling effect on the viewers and the fans supporting the different franchises as well. Many stars will be seen wearing new colours and it will be interesting to see how all the teams approach this auction too.