If reports are to be believed then the mega auction of the IPL 2022 season will be held in Bengaluru as Cricbuzz reported that the schedule for the same has been finalized by the BCCI. It will be held on February 12 and 13 and will feature 10 teams vying to buy big-name cricketers and young and upcoming stars.

Official communication from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is awaited, but the cricket website confirmed that the IPL officials have called each franchise on Thursday (December 23) to inform them of the dates.

The BCCI officials also insisted that the schedule is final despite a clash with an international game - an ODI between India and West Indies. The second One-Day International between India and West Indies is scheduled for February 12 in Kolkata.

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"It has been clarified to us that the match and auction are two different things and both will go ahead," a franchise official told Cricbuzz.

It was also reported that Star Sports officials have also been informed about the developments.

The BCCI has written to International boards and state associations recently to send in the names of the players to be enrolled for the auction by January 17. The mega event, being held for 10 teams this year, will have more than 1000 players with as many as 200 to 250 expected to go under the hammer.

The BCCI also told the franchises that a formal pre-auction briefing will be held on February 11 and have asked them to be in Bengaluru by evening that day.

(Cricbuzz inputs)