The Indian Premier League (IPL) will enter its 18th season next year, and an important stop en route to that day will be Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, where the squads of the 10 franchises will be finalised at the mega auction scheduled for November 24-25.
After the news of the auction to be held at an overseas venue came out, the names of Dubai, London and Saudi Arabia started doing the rounds, before the port city of Jeddah was finalized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as the city of choice.
