The BCCI has reportedly shortlisted five venues for conducting the IPL 2023 mini-auction in December this year and one of the surprising venues is the national capital of Turkey, Istanbul. The IPL 16 auction is slated to take place on December 16.
Besides the Turkish city and Bengaluru, the usual venue for the auction, New Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad are also in contention. But a final call will be taken when the IPL Governing Council, under new chairman Arun Singh Dhumal, meets for the first time soon.
"No final decision has been taken yet but we are looking at Istanbul. We haven't met the teams and their officials in a relaxed environment since COVID, and this way we will be able to do that. A final decision will be taken after talking to all stakeholders,” the BCCI official told PTI.
Unlike last year, this year's will be a mini-auction. The 10 IPL franchises have already been asked to submit their list of retained players by November 15. The salary cap is likely to be increased from Rs 90 to Rs 95 crore for the next season.
The IPL 2023 is confirmed to be taking place on a home and away basis with teams playing matches at their home venues something that was not done for the past three editions due to the Covid pandemic.
(PTI inputs)
