There is even a proposal to allow the exchange of players between teams at the middle of IPL 2018! Also see ipl 2018 teams | ipl 2018 auction | ipl 2018 schedule | ipl 2018 schedule time table | ipl 2018 dates | ipl 2018 all team If most franchisees go in for a fresh slate theory then you could have a mega auction and the suspense would rival the auction of IPL, all other issues have been pushed to the background. News did come of a couple of franchisees wanting the auctions to be in England though that was opposed by all others. Interestingly, Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya is a wanted man cooling his heels in London. This is the only way he would have been able to attend the auction.