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Every year, the Indian Premier League is held in the early months, to the delight of millions of fans in the Indian subcontinent and around the globe. Also known as India ka Tyohaar, league cricket is preceded by a mini-auction for three editions and a mega auction for every fourth edition.
For the 2024 season, the IPL mini-auction is set to be hosted on December 19. It will be the first time that the auction will be hosted overseas, in Dubai. With the auction approaching, here are the four things cricket fans would look forward to:
Increased player purse
The player purse for the forthcoming edition has been increased by ₹5 crore. As compared to last season’s INR 95 crore, this season, teams will have an INR 100 crore spending amount at the auction. The team purses will be updated on the auction day, depending on the players they have released and the amount that they didn’t use in the 2023 season. With a significant increase in the purse amount, it will be interesting to see which impactful purchases the teams make in the bidding war.
