The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to bring the IPL auction back home. Reports indicate the IPL 2027 auction will be held in India, ending a three-year stretch of overseas venues. Return to India: The past three auctions were hosted internationally (Dubai in 2024, Jeddah in 2025, and Abu Dhabi in 2026). Auction Type: The 2027 event will be a mini-auction, following the major mega-auction reset in late 2024.   Provisional Timeline: The auction is expected to take place in mid-December 2026, aligning with the gap in India's domestic white-ball calendar. WPL Auction Parallel: The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction is also scheduled to take place in India, with Kochi reported as the likely host city.   Check out highlights of the previous bidding wars on the IPL YouTube Channel. This video provides coverage and insights into recent IPL auction formats and player retention rules. "As the then Sports Minister, the decision not to travel to India for the T20 World Cup was primarily mine," he wrote in a Facebook post just hours after the government report was published on Tuesday. "I have stated this publicly on multiple occasions. Therefore, I fail to understand what prompted the Ministry of Sports to conduct a high-profile investigation into the matter and release the findings after all this time."