IPL auction live streaming Hotstar: Is Disney+Hotstar official IPL auction 2023 live streaming app?

Australia wicket-keeper batter Ben McDermott became the first cricketer to do the rounds in the news on the morning of the auction for the forthcoming 16th season of the Indian Premier League. It was hours before the start time of the auction in Kochi that McDermott withdrew his name from the list of shortlisted cricketers due to unknown reasons.

In spite of registering themselves, players are allowed to withdraw their names both before an auction or even after earning a bid. Hence, there was nothing surprising about McDermott’s decision this morning.

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However, the development means that a grand total of 404 cricketers will be fighting for the 87 available slots. It is worth mentioning that there is still a possibility of a player or two getting added to list of eligible players as franchises tend to show last-minute interest in players who haven’t been originally shortlisted.

IPL auction 2023 live streaming app

For the unversed, everything related to IPL 2023 will be live streamed on Jio Cinema for the next five-year cycle. With Viacom18 Network winning the digital rights for the biggest T20 tournament in the world, their designated OTT app in Jio Cinema will be streaming IPL 2023 after successfully streaming the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.

Click here to read about the cost of Jio Cinema subscription.

Click here to read about the television channels which will be broadcasting a one-day IPL 2023 mini-auction.

Is Disney+Hotstar official IPL auction 2023 live streaming app?

With only one platform eligible to live stream IPL 2023 and all related programs, fans won’t get to watch the same on Disney+Hotstar. Considering how fans had been used to follow everything related to the IPL on Disney+Hotstar for the last half-a-decade, it might require a change on their part to switch to Jio Cinema and its offerings.