Organizers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have requested owners and other members of franchises, who will be present at the auction table, to clear two Covid Tests prior to attending the auction. The owners, however, will not need to be in quarantine prior to the auction on February 18.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) have confirmed that the auction for the 2021 edition of the tournament will be held on February 18, a day after the conclusion of the second India-England Test, in Chennai. Earlier, on January 20, all eight franchises released the list of players they were retaining.

Kumar Sangakkara, who has been recently appointed as Rajasthan Royals’ director of cricket, has admitted that he really enjoyed speaking to the leadership group about the plans and is really excited to start his new role. Sangakkara last featured in the IPL for the SRH before his retirement.