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IPL player auction on February 3

The player auction ahead of the Indian Premier League's sixth season will be held on February 3, it was announced on Friday

Amol Karhadkar
Amol Karhadkar
21-Dec-2012
The then IPL CEO Sundar Raman, chairman Rajiv Shukla, Mumbai Indians team owner Nita Ambani, and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shahrukh Khan at a press conference at the end of the 2012 player auction, Bangalore, February 4, 2012

The 2013 auction will be held in one of the four metros  •  Associated Press

The player auction ahead of the Indian Premier League's sixth season will be held on February 3, it was announced on Friday. The decision was conveyed to all nine franchise representatives during a workshop in Jodhpur. Later in the day, IPL chief executive Sundar Raman tweeted the news.
Though the venue for the auction is yet to be finalised, the representatives were told it would be held "in a metro". The auction, which is likely to see 37 players going under the hammer, was earlier expected to be held on January 12. However, the IPL authorities decided not to let it clash with India's one-day series against England (from January 11-27).
Meanwhile, besides briefing the representatives about the auction date and schedule, the workshop had the IPL organisers making various presentations related to player regulations, sponsors' obligations, etc. It was followed by one-on-ones with each of the nine team owners.
"It was a routine exercise, similar to what has happened during the earlier workshops," a franchise official said, preferring anonymity. "The workshop has kind of symbolised that the new season has indeed begun. It's time for everyone to start preparing."

Amol Karhadkar is a correspondent at ESPNcricinfo