Indian Premier League 2016 auction will take place on Saturday, 06 February 2016 Bangalore and the Auction will be broadcasted live on TV by “Sony Six” in India while Star Sports will have official live stream on their website/youtube channel and mobile app.
Sony Six has been IPL official broadcasting channel in India since 2008 when they bought the rights for next 10 years costing around US$1 billion. They will continue to broadcast live action of Indian Premier League till 2018 season at least. While StarSports has the official live rights for internet & mobile streaming in the india.
IPL Auction 2016 – Live Streaming
IPL 2016 Auction Date – Saturday, 6 February 2016
Time: 9:30 AM India Time
Venue: ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru
Channel: Sony Six to live broadcast the 2016 auction.
Live Streaming: Starsports.com (indian), ITV (UK), Africa (SuperSports.com)
The coverage of 2016 IPL auction will start early morning on Saturday, 6 February 2016 with Sony Six broadcasting live on TV in the India. While StarSports.Com and StarSports mobile app will also have live streams on internet. We will be placing live streaming links 1 hour before the auction.
IPL 2016 Auction Details:
Two new teams Pune & Rajkot has been included for the next two seasons after Chennai and Rajasthan were suspended. Every team has the budget of Rs. 66 crores to retain and buy players. After the IPL trading window and IPL draft this is what the teams remaining budget for IPL auction 2016.
Budget Available to IPL Teams in 2015 Auction:
Following figures shows how much budget every team has going into the massive auction, every team has the budget equal budget of Rs 66 crore but the salary of retained players is deducted from that budget which leaves team with following budgets going into the auction.
| TEAM | ALREADY SPENT | IPL AUCTION BUDGET |
| Delhi Daredevils | Rs 29.15 crore | Rs 36.85 crore |
| Kings XI Punjab | Rs 43 crore | Rs 23 crore |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rs 48.05 crore | Rs 17.95 crore |
| Mumbai Indians | Rs 51.595 crore | Rs 14.405 crore |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rs 44.375 crore | Rs 21.625 crore |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs 35.85 crore | Rs 30.15 crore |
| Pune | Rs. 39 crores | Rs. 27 crores |
| Rajkot | Rs 39 crores | Rs. 27 crores |
You can take a detailed look at every team squad, retained and released players ahead of 2016 IPL auction and we will be live updating all team squads as the players go under the hammer. Join us here for live action of the IPL 2016 Auction on 6 February 2016.