IPL to Become 10-Team Tournament
The 2022 edition of the Indian
Premier league is expected to get bigger with inclusion of two new franchises.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the release of a
tender to own and operate an IPL team. With the news came forward, Bollywood's
popular couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh and from Adoni to Jindal to
the Glazers are on the race. The report further claims that the BCCI has
informed that the existing team owners that the new franchises will be allowed
to pick a couple of big players outside the auction.
The BCCI
is planning to allow a Consortium to bed for teams as it makes the bidding
process more vibrant. Among the venues where the teams could be based include
Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, Ekana stadium in Lucknow and Pune with
bigger capacities could be the choices for franchise. While IPL 2020 and 2021
compromised events, these were not financially compromised to the degree that
most other global sporting events were broadcasting rights played the dominant role
in the IPL's economic equation, both for the BCCI and the teams. The BCCI
expects ₹ 5000 crore windfall for this next IPL 2022. The IPL also brings lots
of money to domestic cricket with employment.
We should
be aware of the fact that covid-19 is still looming over. However, through a
combination of well-planned bubbles, player disciplines and good fortune, India
played through the pandemic years, in 2020 without casualties and without, so
far as we know, significant mental issues. But the pressures of playing in such
conditions cannot be exaggerated. The second half was subsequently shifted to
the UAE as we were in India but we expect BCCI hosted back in India in front of
boisterous crowds. The next IPL enthralls us to next level.
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