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The BCCI has taken a pioneering step by announcing the dates for the next three editions of Indian Premier League (IPL) following an official communication between IPL governing council and all the franchises.
With this announcement, BCCI has awarded the franchises a significant timeframe for better preparations and plannings as the dates of 2025, 2026, and 2017 have been finalized.
The Mega Auction for IPL 2025 is scheduled on 24th and 25 November of 2024; and BCCI's move to announce the schedule windows for next three seasons will let the franchises make a better blueprint for the 2026 and 2027 editions and the franchises will pick players accordingly.
Schedule for next three IPL seasons
IPL 2025 will start on 14 March 2025 and the final will be played on 25 May 2025.
IPL 2026 will commence on 15 March 2026 and conclude on 31 May 2025.
IPL 2027 is scheduled from 14 March 2027 to 30 May 2027.
The impact of IPL on international cricket
ESPNcricinfo confirmed that the full-time member countries of ICC have permitted their players to play in the IPL 2025. In a recent developments, it has also been confirmed that that the respective cricket boards of the mentioned countries have given the primitive permission to the players to allow them playing in the next three IPL editions.
BCCI has made a bold move by announcing the schedules this much early to draw more international players and young cricketers from different countries to expand the ever-growing popularity of IPL.
Usually, the schedules of IPL used to be announced 2-3 months before the tournament and many players had to choose between international duties and franchise cricket. Now it seems that the international cricket calendar will be adjusted accordingly as every prominent cricket playing nation will schedule their matches while considering their players' interest to take part in the biggest T-20 tournament around the globe.