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The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 13th season (2020) will be held on December 19 this year, with the venue for the same chosen as Kolkata, instead of Bengaluru. It is understood that this year’s auction will be the last small auction before franchises assemble fresh squads from 2021.

The BCCI has lifted Rajasthan Cricket Association’s (RCA) suspension after the body informed that it has become compliant with Lodha Committee guidelines and now has its constitution in place. The RCA was banned in 2014 after former IPL chief Lalit Modi was elected as its president.

Varun Aaron has applauded Virat Kohli’s wonderful sportsmanship to ask the Indian fans to stop booing Steve Smith and added that it is always great if such things happen on the field. Aaron, who recently played with Smith in the IPL 2019, has also added that Smith is now very hungry to score runs.

Paddy Upton has stated that the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League’s 2019 edition was its best ever among all the editions, despite the fact that the results didn’t go their way. The Upton-coached team finished seventh on the points table, with 11 points in 14 games.