With the end of the most challenging edition of the IPL, the BCCI has apparently started preparations for the upcoming season. In all likelihood, the BCCI is likely to hold a full auction before the next edition.
The Hindu understands that the BCCI hierarchy has informally indicated to the franchises that a full auction will be scheduled early next year, with an eye toward the IPL’s possible return to India, after the 2020 edition moved to the UAE. due to the pandemic.
In fact, according to an informant from the BCCI, the full auction is being planned as “the BCCI has plans to add a ninth team” for the 2021 edition. It is understood that the measure aims to achieve a financial balance after the pandemic.
If the BCCI – entangled in an administrative mess, with high public officials, whose term has ended, staying in their positions, waiting for the supreme court to hear their declaration – decides to launch a tender, it is likely that a corporate giant will do it all to buy a new franchise based in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat Cricket Association has renovated the stadium in Ahmedabad with a record capacity of 1,10,000.
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