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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.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed former Australian batsman wicketkeeper Brad Haddin as their assistant coach for the next season of IPL. He has previously served the Australian senior cricket team and its ‘A’ team as a coach and will be the deputy for compatriot Trevor Bayliss.

Jonny Bairstow has stated that a player learns various things from different people in the Indian Premier League. The England batsman played his first ever IPL this season, and had formed a formidable opening partnership combination with David Warner for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

David Warner has stated that the Indian Premier League is the best league in the world, in a recorded message after he received the Orange Cap for his 692 runs in just 12 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad. The World Cup-bound Australian did not play in the last two league matches and the playoffs.