Bhubaneswar, Dec. 2 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday confirmed that the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 16th season will be held on December 23, 2022 in Kochi, Kerala.

The season-16 of the cash rich league is scheduled to start from March 25, 2023 and continue till May 28, 2023.

As many as 991 players, which include 714 from India and 277 overseas players, have registered for the mini-auction, which will be held in the lead-up to a second successive 10-team season.

Australian players dominate the list of 277 registered overseas players, as 57 players from the Kangaroo nation have signed up for the mini auction. South Africa (52), West Indies (33) and England (31) are among the countries with s...