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IPL 2026 auction likely between December 13 and 15 with retention deadline on November 15
Chennai Super Kings expected to release multiple players after finishing bottom in IPL 2025
Indian Premier League franchises review key players’ futures ahead of mega auction
The Indian Premier League’s 2026 player auction is expected to be held sometime between December 13 and 15. This was reported by Cricbuzz on October 10. Ahead of the auction, all ten IPL teams must submit their list of retained players by November 15.
“The IPL 2026 auction is likely to be held in the second or third week of December, with December 13 to 15 emerging as the probable window,” the report said.
Unlike the previous two editions of the IPL auctions that took place overseas in Dubai (2023)