The Indian Premier League might have 10 teams starting from the 2022 season with the auction for the remaining two teams taking place in May this year. If sources are to be believed, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s top brass including those from the IPL Governing Council held a meeting on Saturday, 13th March and decided to pursue this idea.
"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," PTI quoted a senior BCCI source on conditions of anonymity.
Once the bidding process is done in May 2021, the teams will then have a lot of time at hands before the mega IPL auction, which would most probably take place in January 2022.
"Once the teams are finalised, they can start their operational work which takes considerable time," the source further added, making it clear that the development is very much on the cards.
The 2021 edition of the IPL would begin on April 9 with the opening fixture between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.