The final week of November will mark the start of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction. Several players were released by the organisations prior to the massive auctions. While some choose to preserve their core by keeping important players by spending less, teams like Punjab Kings kept only two players and kept their purse at 110.5 crore out of 120 crore.
Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena hosted the most recent IPL 2024 mini-auction. Fans are considering the location of previous auctions as the massive auction is set to begin in less than four weeks. Notably, India’s major cities were the primary destination for the auctions at the beginning of the 2008 Indian Premier League. Over time, as the league reached new heights, the venues also saw constant change.
On November 24 and 25, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will host the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. It’s important to remember that every three years there are huge auctions.
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Additionally, Saudi Arabia has been associated with the Indian Premier League for a number of years, as one of the sponsors is a large company.
Here are the cities which have hosted IPL auctions over the years –
Year | Auction type | City |
2008 | Auction | Mumbai |
2009 | Auction | Goa |
2010 | Auction | Mumbai |
2011 | Mega Auction | Bengaluru |
2012 | Auction | Bengaluru |
2013 | Auction | Chennai |
2014 | Mega Auction | Bengaluru |
2015 | Auction | Bengaluru |
2016 | Auction | Bengaluru |
2017 | Auction | Bengaluru |
2018 | Mega Auction | Bengaluru |
2019 | Auction | Jaipur |
2020 | Auction | Kolkata |
2021 | Auction | Chennai |
2022 | Mega Auction | Bengaluru |
2023 | Auction | Kochi |
2024 | Auction | Dubai |
2025 | Mega Auction | Jeddah |