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[Saba Sports News] The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction kicks off in about an hour from now. 10 franchises will engage in the bidding war with upto 77 slots remaining to be filled from the list of 332 players.
The auction is proving to be historic. In one of the firsts, the event has gone international, meaning it is taking place outside India for the very first time.
Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai will play host to the IPL 2024 auction.
Also, Mallika Sagar is about to become the first female IPL auctioneer. She was the auctioneer for the recently-held Women’s Premier League auction as well.
Now, in another interesting development, it has come to light that the IPL 2024 auction will feature a live audience. This will mark the first instance of the presence of a live audience in the venue for an IPL auction.
It will be an interesting to see how this dynamic plays out in terms of a franchise deciding their bids according to the reaction of the live audience.