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[caption id="attachment_35818" align="aligncenter" width="580"] 2017 IPL player auction rescheduled. Image Source: Clipartix[/caption] Internet Desk: Indian Premier League Season 10 players' auction was supposed to be held at Bengaluru on February 4 has been rescheduled. The auction is likely to be held on February 21. The BCCI has changed the date of auction due to some decisions given by Supreme Court. The apex court has removed president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke from their respective chairs during the first week of January. The newly formed four-member committee of administrators have said that the IPL auction is on of their top priority list. "The Committee of Administrators (COA) met the concerned BCCI officials today to take stock of the urgent and important matters mainly concerning the successful conduct of IPL 2017. The COA has issued directions that the existing processes for availing the services and the appointment of the vendors for IPL will continue for this season," the BCCI said in a press release. "The COA further assures the franchisees and all the stakeholders that all the IPL preparations will be promptly dealt with under the supervision and directions of the COA by the BCCI / IPL management team. The IPL operational timelines for 2017 season will be communicated shortly by the BCCI / IPL management team. The IPL 2017 season will commence as scheduled from 5th April 2017," the release further stated. While the franchise owners are not worried about the delay, they would like to have the final list of all the available players so that they can make plans for their teams. In the past, franchises were provided the full roster of players at least two weeks prior to the auction, before the auction took place.