IPL 2027 auction to be held in Goa in December: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

The IPL 2027 players' auction will be held in Goa in December, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed on Wednesday, bringing the event back to India after three years of overseas venues.

The auction has been held in Dubai, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi over the past three editions. The 2025 mega auction was held in Jeddah, while Dubai hosted the 2024 auction and Abu Dhabi staged the 2026 event.

"This year, after hosting the IPL auction in three foreign locations, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi last year, we



are going to host it in Goa in the month of December," Saikia told ANI.

IPL chairman Arun Dhumal had earlier said the BCCI was keen to bring the auction back to India, but finding a suitable venue had proved difficult because of the busy wedding season.

"Every year we try for this to happen in India, but we don't get the venue given the heavy marriage season. So, we definitely want it to be here this year, given that it would be a smaller auction and hopefully we will get the venue," Dhumal had told PTI.