IPL 2027 Mini-Auction Scheduled for December 16 in Goa Amid India vs Sri Lanka ODI Clash
The IPL 2027 mini-auction will be held on December 16 in Goa, coinciding with the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on the same day. All ten IPL franchises must finalize their player retention lists by November 15 ahead of this auction. Only two trades have taken place so far in the trade window, including exchanges involving Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav, and T Natarajan and Zeeshan Ansari. The official start date for IPL 2027 has not been finalized but is expected to be from mid to late March. The 2027 mini-auction is the last before the major 2028 mega auction, which will also mark the beginning of a new media rights cycle for the IPL.