IPL 10 may start from April 5, auctions on Feb 4: Shukla

The 10th edition of Indian Premier League may begin from April 5 next year, less than a week after the Test series against Australia ends on March 29, while the players' auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 4.

IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla announced this following a meeting here on Tuesday, adding that no decision was taken in violation of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee directives. One of Lodha Panel's directives to the BCCI was to keep a 15-day gap between the IPL and an international series.

"There is a proposal to start IPL 10 from April 5. The auctions will happen in Bengaluru on February 4. We had to keep a gap of one week after the Australia series. All operational details have been discussed," Shukla said.