IPL 2022 will have 10 teams

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ‘no problem’ if the crowd is allowed in the second phase of the Indian Premier League 2021, scheduled to begin from September 19 in the United Arab Emirates.Earlier, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) general secretary Mubashir Usmani was quoted as saying that the board will speak to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) and the UAE government regarding allowing crowds back into the stands. To this, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said that the BCCI would ‘love to have crowd’ but not at the cost of players and peoples’ safety.

“We are working on that and we are hoping that the UAE government will allow the crowd this time since everyone is vaccinated there. Let’s see what happens. Hopefully, fans will be allowed but not at the coast players’ or peoples’ safety – that is more important. Rest is on the UAE government to decide,” Dhumal said.

Dhumal further said that IPL 2022 will have two new teams. “Everybody is looking up to the IPL now; we believe it will be an exciting tournament in UAE. This would be the last season of IPL with eight teams. Most likely there will be 10 teams next time. We are working on that too,” he added.

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