BCCI Expected to Put Tender Plans for New IPL Teams on Hold
With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic causing disruption in the functioning of the board, the BCCI has put plans to organise a tender for new IPL franchises on the backburner. Instead, the current interest of the BCCI is to finalise a schedule for the resumption of the IPL 2021 competition in which several matches remain to be completed.
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Earlier Plans to Induct Two New Teams in IPL 2022
The BCCI earlier announced plans to induct two new teams into the IPL, beginning with IPL 2022 which would feature 10 teams, up from the eight franchises at present. The new IPL teams were reportedly expected to be finalised by 31 May. Had those plans gone through, the new teams would have been given sufficient time to plan for the competition in 2022. The BCCI spokesperson has been quoted as saying, “The 10 team IPL will roll on from next year and the bidding process and finalisation of the new franchises will be completed by the month of May this year. Once the teams are finalised, they can start their operational work which takes considerable time.”