These days, the name of IPL 2025 and Mega Auction is on the lips of fans. According to reports, the date of this league to be held next year has been announced. Next year this tournament will be played from 14 March to 25 May. The dates of not only next year but also the seasons of 2026 and 2027 have been announced. While the IPL will start from March 15 in the year 2026, the final will be played on May 31. Apart from this, in the year 2027 this league will start from 14th March and will run till 30th May.
74 matches will be played in the league
According to reports, like the last three seasons, there will be 74 matches in the IPL 2025 season. Foreign players from most of the full member countries have received permission from their boards to play in the IPL for the next three seasons. This does not include Pakistan, whose players have not got a chance to play in IPL since 2008.
Cricket Australia has approved all its international and domestic players to play in IPL 2025. However, Australia is scheduled to play a three-match ODI series in Pakistan in 2026, which Cricket Australia has announced will end before March 18.
Gave information about the schedule of the next 3 seasons
According to the report, all the franchises have been informed through e-mail about the start dates of the next three seasons. Official confirmation on these dates may come soon. Like the previous three seasons, the IPL 2025 season will also have a total of 74 matches. With this, the number of matches can be increased in the next season. 84 matches will be played in IPL 2026 and the number of matches can be increased to 94 in the 2027 season. The increase in the number of matches may be due to media rights. If we remember IPL 2024, the tournament ran from March 22 to May 26, in which KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Players from multiple countries will be available for all three seasons
After the series against Pakistan, Australian players will join IPL 2026. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has also submitted a list of 18 central contract players who will be available for the next three seasons. Apart from Australia and England, players from South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Afgh.stan and Zimbabwe will also be fully available for the next three seasons.
Mega auction to be held in Jeddah
Ahead of next year’s IPL 2025, the mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In this, the future of players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell is at stake. A total of 574 players will participate in this mega auction. Of the 574 players, 366 are Indians and 208 are foreigners, including 3 from friendly countries.
