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The trading window for the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League will reportedly reopen on December 20 and will close in February 2024. It will allow all the franchises to make changes in the squad for the upcoming season of the tournament. While the teams have already released the list of their retained and released players ahead of the auction, they can do so on December 20 as the trade window opens. The auction for the 2024 season will take place on December 19, Tuesday, in Dubai.
For the unversed, player trade is when a player moves from the franchise he was bought by to the other while the trading window is open. It happens in two ways, either an all-cash deal or via a player-to-player swap. The IPL 2024 trading window was open till December 12 and will reopen on December 20 up to a month before the beginning of the 2024 season.
Fans can expect something big to happen during the trading window, including Rohit Sharma’s exit from Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya recently replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of Mumbai Indians after he was traded to his previous franchise after spending two years at Gujarat Titans. Reports have it that, Sharma, now the ex-captain of the franchise, might leave the team he spent 12 years of his glorious IPL career.
Delhi Capitals had reportedly approached Mumbai Indians to trade in Rohit Sharma. During the trading window, several other franchises can approach the Indian skipper, and we might see Sharma bidding adieu to the team he led to five IPL title wins. Apart from this, the IPL franchises will look to fill their remaining spots in the trading window after the IPL 2024 mini-auction.
Talking about the IPL mini-auction, a total of 333 players are set to go under the hammer. According to an official statement of the IPL, “Out of 333 players, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas players of which two are from associate nations. The total capped players are 116, uncapped players are 215, and 2 from associate nations. A maximum of 77 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players.”
