IPL 2021 IPL IPL 2021: When, where, what we know about teams, venue and dates Here's all we know about the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 which is expected to be held in India, from April till the first week of June. Team Sportstar 01 March, 2021 11:41 IST IPL 2021 is expected to be played in India. - Twitter / @ipl Team Sportstar 01 March, 2021 11:41 IST When will IPL 2021 start, and where will it be held?While there is no official word yet on the dates and venues for IPL 2021, it is expected to be held in India, from April till the first week of June. The BCCI is reportedly looking at four to five venues with Mumbai as a single host not looking feasible anymore following a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city. Earlier, there were discussions that Mumbai, with four stadiums - Wankhede, Brabourne, DY Patil and Reliance Stadium, would have been a good option to hold the eight-week long tournament. Meanwhile, the schedule for IPL 2021 is yet to be announced.Our correspondents Vijay Lokapally, Shayan Acharya and Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya discuss the men's side's season thus far and what to look forward to in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Where will the IPL 2021 be telecast?On Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1HD, and live streaming will be available on Hotstar.Where was the IPL 2021 auction held?The IPL 2021 auction took place in Chennai on February 18, 2021.Were any records broken at the IPL 2021 auction?Plenty. Chris Morris broke Yuvraj Singh's record for the highest bid at an IPL auction, signing a whopping Rs 16.25 crore contract with the Rajasthan Royals. Riley Meredith became the most expensive uncapped overseas player ever when Punjab Kings shelled out Rs 8 crore for him. K Gowtham went for 46.25 times his base price (Rs 20 Lakh) when he was signed by the Chennai Super Kings for Rs 9.25 crore, the largest leap from the base price for any player in an IPL auction. Top five buys of IPL 2021 auction Who did the eight teams sign at the IPL 2021 auction?Chennai Super KingsK Gowtham (Rs 9.25 crore), Moeen Ali (Rs 7 crore), Cheteshwar Pujara (Rs 50 lakh), K Bhagath Varma (Rs 20 lakh), C Hari Nishaanth (Rs 20 lakh), M Harisankar Reddy (Rs 20 lakh)Remaining purse: Rs 2.55 croreCaptain: M.S. Dhoni Mustafizur Rahman ready to skip IPL for national duty Delhi CapitalsTom Curran (Rs 5.25 crore), Steven Smith (Rs 2.2 crore), Sam Billings (Rs 2 crore), Umesh Yadav (Rs 1 crore), Ripal Patel (Rs 20 lakh), Vishnu Vinod (Rs 20 lakh), Lukman Meriwala (Rs 20 lakh), M Siddharth (Rs 20 lakh) IPL 2021 auction: Gowtham earns 46.25 times more than base price, record buy Morris at 21.66 Remaining purse: Rs 3.65 croreCaptain: Shreyas Iyer Steve Smith hopes to guide Delhi Capitals to IPL 2021 title Kolkata Knight RidersShakib Al Hasan (Rs 3.2 crore), Harbhajan Singh (Rs 2 crore), Ben Cutting (Rs 75 lakh), Karun Nair (Rs 50 lakh), Pawan Negi (Rs 50 lakh), Sheldon Jackson (Rs 20 lakh), Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 20 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (Rs 20 lakh)Remaining purse: Rs 3.20 croreCaptain: Eoin Morgan Simon Doull: 'New Zealand players have continually been overlooked for second-rate Australians in IPL' Mumbai IndiansNathan Coulter Nile (Rs 5 crore), Adam Milne (Rs 3.2 crore), Piyush Chawla (Rs 2.4 crore), James Neesham (Rs 50 lakh), Yudhvir Charak (Rs 20 lakh), Marco Jansen (Rs 20 lakh), Arjun Tendulkar (Rs 20 lakh)Remaining purse: Rs 3.65 croreCaptain: Rohit SharmaFull IPL 2021 auction coverage: Full list of players sold and unsold players at IPL Auction 2021 IPL 2020 Teams: Complete list of players from all eight squads Kolkata Knight Riders full squad after IPL 2021 auction Sunrisers Hyderabad full squad after IPL 2021 auction Delhi Capitals full squad after IPL 2021 auction Royal Challengers Bangalore full squad after IPL 2021 auction Punjab Kings full squad after IPL 2021 auction Rajasthan Royals full squad after IPL 2021 auction Chennai Super Kings full squad after IPL 2021 auction Mumbai Indians full squad after IPL 2021 auction Punjab KingsJhye Richardson (Rs 14 crore), Riley Meredith (Rs 8 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 5.25 crore), Moises Henriques (Rs 4.2 crore), Dawid Malan (Rs 1.5 crore), Fabian Allen (Rs 75 lakh), Jalaj Saxena (Rs 30 lakh), Saurabh Kumar (Rs 20 lakh), Utkarsh Singh (Rs 20 lakh)Remaining purse: Rs 18.80 croreCaptain: K.L. Rahul Bangladesh to amend contracts after Shakib skips Tests for IPL Rajasthan RoyalsChris Morris (Rs 16.25 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 4.4 crore), Chetan Sakariya (Rs 1.2 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 1 crore), Liam Livingstone (Rs 75 lakh), Akash Singh (Rs 20 lakh), KC Cariappa (Rs 20 lakh), Kuldip Yadav (Rs 20 lakh) IPL 2021: No Sri Lankan players in Indian Premier League this year Remaining purse: Rs 13.65 croreCaptain: Sanju Samson Devon Conway shines just four days after going unsold at the IPL 2021 auction Royal Challengers BangaloreKyle Jamieson (Rs 15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (Rs 14.25 crore), Daniel Christian (Rs 4.8 crore), Sachin Baby (Rs 20 lakh), Rajat Patidar (Rs 20 lakh), Mohammed Azharuddeen (Rs 20 lakh), Suyash Prabhudesai (Rs 20 lakh), KS Bharat (Rs 20 lakh)Remaining purse: Rs 0.35 croreCaptain: Virat Kohli IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals parts ways with head coach Andrew McDonald Sunrisers HyderabadKedar Jadhav (Rs 2 crore), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Rs 1.5 crore), J Suchith (Rs 30 lakh)Remaining purse: Rs 6.95 croreCaptain: David Warner IPL 2021 Auction: Morris, Moeen, Maxwell gain in bidding frenzy Have any players opted out of IPL 2021?Yes. Mitchell Starc and Joe Root opted out of IPL 2021 auction. Harry Gurney, Tom Banton, James Pattinson also did not register. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.