The BCCI has announced the start dates of the next three seasons of Indian Premier League. Of utmost interest, the IPL 2025 will commence on March 14 and will run till May 25. Based on media reports, the BCCI has sent the timelines to all the franchises on Friday morning.
This is the first time BCCI has released the dates early and it indicates that the richest cricketing board in the world wants to give clear picture to all the countries to put in their calendar according.
Meanwhile the IPL 2025 mega auction is just two days away as Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is getting ready to host the event for the first time on November 24 and 25. The IPL 2025 mega auction will begin on 3 PM IST on Sunday.
According to the letter from BCCI to all franchises, the 2026 edition of Indian Premier League will begin on March 15, with the final to be played on May 31.
As far as IPL 2027 is concerned, the tournament will start on March 14 and end on may 30.
Meanwhile, England pacer Jofra Archer, who was initially not included in the final auction list of 574 names, has enlisted his name on a special request, according to reports. It is understood that Archer will be available for a full season in 2025.
Although his base price is yet to be confirmed, but it is believed that Archer has been positioned at the fag end of the list which means he will come as player no.575. Effectively, Archer will be up for grabs in the accelerated auction after the first 116 players have been called for. Along with Archer, two more names have been added - USA star Saurabh Netravalkar and Hardik Tamore.
