On a day when 144 players go under the hammer for the IPL 2012 auctions, Sahara India dropped a bomb. They have decided to sever ties with the BCCI by withdrawing their sponsorship of the Indian cricket team and the IPL franchise - Sahara Pune Warriors. But Sahara has offered to continue as sponsors for the next 2-4 months, till the BCCI finds a new sponsor. The BCCI has hit back at Sahara India for pulling out of the IPL and as the main sponsor of the Indian cricket team.