Indian Premier League aka IPL is a Cricket League organized by the Cricket governing body BCCI of India. Since its start in the year 2008, the IPL has been through a lot of difficult times and controversies. The IPL is predominantly organized for the upbringing of Indian Cricketers and the Cricket in India by allowing the foreign international players to play alongside the inexperienced and emerging domestic cricketers. IPL was supposed to be held in India since its start but due to some difficulties arising from the Political and Natural calamity, it has been held in South Africa in the year 2009 and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the year 2020.

The covid-19 pandemic had brought the World to a standstill in the year 2020. Many sporting events around the World including the Olympics were cancelled or postponed. However, IPL being one of the biggest and most followed cricketing events, it was necessary for the BCCI to have it organized despite the pandemic. Sourav Ganguly led BCCI made it possible and with the help of a lot of officials of India and the UAE it was held in UAE and completed. Just after the successful completion of the IPL 2020 edition, Sourav Ganguly announced that the IPL 2021 i.e. IPL 14 season will be held between April to May 2021. 

India and the World are slowly overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic with the introduction and use of the Vaccine for defeating the virus. On this note, the BCCI announced that the auction of the players will be held on 18th February 2021 in Chennai. The auction will begin at 3 pm. Registration closed on 4th February 2021 with a total of 1097 players registering for the auction. Out of 1097 registered 814 are Indian players and 283 are overseas players. 

Some of the big names have decided not to participate in this years IPL and some names will be making a come back in the IPL.

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