Bengaluru to host 2015 IPL auctions on February 16
Despite the uncertainty surrounding
the future of the Indian Premier
League franchisees namely, Chennai
Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals,
the IPL auctions 2015 is all set to be
held on Monday, February 16 at the
ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. A release
from the BCCI on Friday said, "The
proceedings will begin at 9:30 am on
16 February 2015. The Auction will be
conducted by Richard Madley, a
professional auctioneer from
England, who has conducted each of
the previous IPL player auctions."
"The 2015 Pepsi IPL Player Auction
will mark the beginning of the
countdown to the eighth season of
one of the most popular sporting
events on the planet. The Auction
promises to be eventful. The
Franchises have returned to the
drawing board, reworked plans and
devised new strategies, over the
previous few months. They will have
the opportunity to bid for some of
the biggest names in the game,"
Ranjib Biswal, chairman, IPL
Governing Council was quoted in a
BCCI release.
The news comes in the backdrop of
uncertainty surrounding the future of
teams Chennai Super Kings and
Rajasthan Royals after their owners
were found guilty of illegal practices
by India's Supreme Court on January
22. India's top court in its order
earlier had barred the current ICC
Chairman N Srinivasan from
contesting the BCCI elections as long
as he was the owner of CSK and had
highlighted the issue of conflict of
interest.
An estimated Rs 1,000 crore of
advertising is riding on the
tournament which is scheduled to be held from April 8 to May 24.
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