We are just a couple of days away to witness the mega auction of IPL 2022 and this time there will be 10 franchises will fight against each other for the best players for their upcoming season. Before the upcoming auction of IPL 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) set rules for the upcoming auction. It is worth mentioning that there is a total of 590 cricketers will go under the hammer and the auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. So let’s check out the newly revealed information about the upcoming mega auction of IPL 2022.
It is officially revealed that the upcoming auction will take place in a bio-secure bubble due to the coronavirus. BCCI has also created mandatory rules for the upcoming auction as well and that is listed below.
- The IPL 2022 auction will take place in a bio-bubble.
- The officials representing the franchises are required to have COVID-19 tests with negative RT-PCR report on February 9, 10, and 11. It is worth mentioning that the testing of the coronavirus will be conducted by BCCI-accredited medical agency.
- No Right to Match (RTM) option will be available for the team in this auction.
- Only 3 players have been allowed to be retained by the eight IPL teams that are already part of the tournament while the newly added teams have been allowed 3 draft picks ahead of the auction.
- The IPL 2022 purse has been raised to ₹90 crore from ₹80 crore.
- Players who are back from their International duties in the country in the last 15 days will have to undergo 7-day mandatory quarantine and test negative on Day 8 and 9 (twice).
- BCCI will keep a close watch on those arriving at the team hotel on February 11. They will be monitored for COVID-19 symptoms.
- The testing will be conducted between 12 am to 7 am to ensure smooth conduct of the IPL 2022 auction on February 12 and 13. The members will stay in their rooms until declared negative for the virus.
- All the attendees will have to share full details including COVID vaccination results (if any) with the BCCI medical team.
- All the participants will have to wear masks in the auditorium at the auction table.
So let’s wait for the upcoming auction and the exciting matches of the IPL 15 season.
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