Indian T20 League 2023 mini auction to be held in mid-December: Reports

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The auction is the initial battle that teams compete in before the start of the Indian T20 League. Every year, the auction is a great puzzle where teams sit and find out their needs and fill them accordingly. The auction for the 2023 edition of the league is all set to take place in mid-December as reported by Cricbuzz. The teams will also have a purse of 95 crores which is 5 crores more than that of the previous year. 

Speaking of trade, the Chennai team have reportedly rejected the Delhi team’s approach to trade Ravindra Jadeja. Recently, a tweet from the Gujarat franchise created a fuss in the cricketing world. Fans speculated that Shubman Gill might be traded in for Ravindra Jadeja. However, both teams have rejected the same to Cricbuzz. Indian T20 League 2023 will be an exciting one as a few are speculating that the Gujarat-born all-rounder will part ways with Chennai. 

It will be a mini-auction this time given the mega auction took place only last year. The reports further revealed the tentative date for the auction and it might be December 16. The reports further revealed that the Gujarat franchises received trade offers for Sai Kishore and Rahul Tewatia. They have rejected the trade offers and the duo will continue in Gujarat. Earlier, Sourav Ganguly said that the 2023 edition will have a home-away format. 

Indian T20 League 2023 to be played in the home-away format

Sourav Ganguly has written a letter to the state associations revealing that the next edition of the league will be played in home-away format. “The next season of men's Indian T20 League will also go back to the home and away format with all 10 teams playing their home matches at their designated venues," Ganguly wrote in the letter. 

The president of the board further opined on the women’s edition of the Indian T20 League. He revealed that the women's Indian T20 League will take place in early 2023. “The Indian cricket board is currently working on the much-awaited Women's Indian T20 League. We are expecting to start the first season early next year. More details on this will follow in due course,” Sourav Ganguly has said.

As it stands, the venue of the auction and the dates for the league is yet to be finalized.