The IPL will feature 10 teams starting in the 2022 season.© Instagram
Two new teams will be added to the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting in the 2022 edition, making it a 10-team league. The governing body of the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) ratified the entry of the two new teams during its Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Currently, the IPL is an eight-team affair. The BCCI, in another major development, also backed the International Cricket Council’s bid to include cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The ICC wants to include the T20 format in the 2028 Olympics.
The BCCI secretary and treasurer will also speak to the government about exempting taxes to host the ICC T20 World Cup in 2021 and the 50-year World Cup in 2023.
BCCI also plans to kick off the national season, after several months of delay, in January with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship.
The Indian cricket board also terminated the employment of general manager KVP Rao at its general meeting.
The BCCI is also in the process of appointing three selectors to the national team. Former Indian pacemaker Ajit Agarkar is among the candidates.
This year, the IPL was postponed from March to October due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates, due to the high number of cases in India.
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The Mumbai Indians won their fifth record-setting IPL trophy after beating the Delhi Capitals in the Dubai final.
With PTI inputs
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