Chopra opined that the mega auctions should be done away with at some point.
The BCCI officials met with the IPL team owners recently to seek their views on the auction. While certain franchises reportedly advocated for the mega auction, others opposed it.
Teams not happy with their current squad are supporting the grand auction as they want to make wholesale changes. On the other hand, those sides who wish to retain core are not in favour of it.
Amid the debate, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has pointed out that a similar exercise hasn’t brought positive results for those franchises who intend to overhaul their line-up through the mega auction.
"Some franchises say - 'How will we win if you don't allow the reset or reboot button to be pressed? Our team is not good currently and we want to dismantle it totally. We might keep a few people and leave everyone else, and we want to start afresh. Otherwise, it's unfair because you have to do a mega auction every third or fifth year'," Chopra said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
"It was heard that it was the Punjab team. It might be the Delhi team or the Bengaluru team because they have never won to date and if you do like this, they would never be able to win. The counterquestion to that is - You haven't won even though it was happening every three or five years," he added.
According to Chopra, franchises will not be interested in investing in players if mega auctions are held so frequently.
"You should have won but since you have not won, you are slightly upset. Since you are upset, you want it to happen once again. If you keep playing auction-auction repeatedly, IPL (franchises) won't be interested at all in investing in any player," he remarked.
Aakash Chopra further opined that the mega auctions should be abolished at some point so that teams can develop the players they have invested in.
"Some franchises say - 'Let's invest, we should be made a part of it, we want to find, scout and invest, and it's our responsibility to prepare players'. Then whether they find Ashutosh (Sharma) from somewhere or give opportunities to Shashank (Singh), there will be many such players who they want to find and invest in, and they need encouragement for that," Chopra said.
"There should be a time when you say that mega auctions should be done away with. Allow them to start building a team together. You might allow a squad of 25 only but allow them to keep players with them for a long time," he stated.