The player auction for the 2012 IPL will be held on February 4, the governing council has announced. The players from the Kerala franchise Kochi Tuskers , which was terminated earlier this year, The venue is yet to be announced. will be part of the auction.
Should any of the Kochi players fail to attract the bid, their salaries will be covered by the IPL through the franchise's bank guarantee worth Rs 156 crores that has been encashed by the BCCI. Among the leading players that will be part of the auction are Muttiah Muralitharan, Brendon McCullum, Mahela Jayawardene and Ravindra Jadeja.
The governing council also decided that the first window for trading players will be between December 15 and January 20, with a shorter window after the auction. There is no financial cap on trading, though each franchise can add only a maximum of 4 players to their squad through trading.
