IPL auction to be held in Kochi on December 23; teams to get additional purse

All ten IPL teams will get INR 95 crores in the mini-auction for the tournament's 2023 edition, an increase on IPL 2022. 
 
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Mini-auction for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on December 23 in Kochi. 

Each IPL franchise will enjoy an additional sum of INR 5 crores from the purse allowed for the IPL 2022 auction last year. 

As it happens for mid-cycle mini-auctions, teams will be carrying the left-over amount from their purse for the previous season's bidding war. But now they will also have an addition of INR 5 crores to the purse for the same. 

In that, all ten sides will have a greater opportunity to fine-tune their respective squads after the retention/release process at the auction table. 

IPL 2023 auction details 

Left-arm over amount is the money that franchises didn't spend from their allotted purse of INR 90 crores at the IPL 2022 mega auction. 

Punjab Kings (PBKS) had the largest left-over amount at INR 3.45 crores, while new entrants Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) had conceded their entire purse. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came INR 2.95 crores of exhausting their purse. 

The corresponding number for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was INR 1.55 crores, 0.95 crores and 0.45 crores, respectively. 

Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) were left with INR 0.15 crores by the end of the last year's auction. Mumbai Indians (MI), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC) were left with 0.10 crores apiece. 

These franchises will get to spend an additional INR 5 crores on top of this left-over amount at the mini-auction for IPL 2023, collectively making it a sum of INR 95 crores to be spend on the squad construction. 

Before the mini-auction, the franchises will be expected to announce a list of retained and released players to the BCCI and IPL governing council, with the deadline for the same expected in the later half of November.

The IPL 2023 will only be the second season of the ongoing three-year cycle that begin with last year's mega auction. Thus, teams can be expected to retain most of their core group of players for what happens to be a competition intensifying every year for the playoffs spots. 

The IPL 2023 will be held in the league's annual, informal window between late March through to the end of May.