Player auction

How to set up a player auction on the website

After this guide, your auction has its rules, its teams and its players. It is Ready.

Who can do this

The tournament owner or a Manager. Other co-organisers can't.

Before you start

Part 1: Create the auction

On the My Cricket page, click your tournament. Example: "Demo Cup 2026".
Click the Auction tab. You see Run a player auction.
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Click Run an auction for this tournament. A list of starting rules opens.
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Click one. Example: Local money league (money in taka). The auction page opens. Its name is "Demo Cup 2026 Auction". It shows Draft.
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Later, open the auction from My Cricket → My Auctions, or from the Auction tab.

Click Auction settings.
Under Contact and dates, type your Contact name and Phone / WhatsApp. Example: Rahim Uddin, 01712345678.
Choose Registration closes and Auction day. Then click Save contact and dates.
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Under Purse, type the money for each team. Example: "25 L". The page shows = Tk 25 L.
Fill in Squad size, Base prices and Bid steps. Example: Category A "1 L", Category B "50000". Example step: from "0", step "10000".
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Click Save settings at the bottom. If you see Fix these first, fix each line. Then save again.

On the auction page, click Open registration.
Under Share, click Copy link for the Team link. Send it to team owners. Do the same for the Player link.
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Or, under Invite a team, click Invite next to a tournament team. Example: "Padma Strikers".
Under Team applications, click Approve for each team you want.
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Under Player registrations, click View profile ↗ to check a player.
Click Approve. Choose the Category and the Set. Then click Approve.
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Teams accept the rules in the app. Players can register on the website or in the app. See the app guides: teams and players.

Click Close registration.
Click Start retentions. If teams keep players, they show under Retentions to decide. Click Confirm or Send back.
Look at Before it can be ready. Fix each red line. Open settings → takes you to the setting.
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When you see Ready check and Everything is in place., click Mark ready.
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Problem	What to do
I don't see the Auction tab	Only the owner or a Manager sees it. Ask the owner.
I don't see My Auctions on My Cricket	Turn on organiser tools first. See WF1.
Mark ready is grey	A red line is still under Before it can be ready. Fix it.
At least 2 approved teams are needed	Approve at least 2 teams.
A team has not acknowledged the latest rules	The team owner must open the auction in the app and accept the rules.
The settings are locked once the auction is ready.	The auction is Ready. You can still change Contact and dates.