The Indian Premier League is a professional men's Twenty20 cricket league, contested by ten teams based out of ten Indian cities. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007.
After the completion of IPL auction 2022, BCCI is busy with the preparations for IPL 2022 tournament. IPL auction 2022, which was slightly delayed this time, was successfully conducted on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. A total of 10 teams were part of the mega auction, including the two new franchises Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.
The 10 franchises bought a total of 204 players during IPL 2022 auction. Out of these, there were 67 overseas players and 137 Indian players. Ishan Kishan became the most expensive player during the auction, as Mumbai Indians bought him back to their squad at a price of Rs. 15.25 crores.
However, the broadcaster Star Sports wants BCCI to advance it to March 26, since it’s a Saturday. If IPL 2022 commences on Saturday, there can be a doubleheader on the next day on Sunday. Hence, the tournament will witness a grand opening with three matches scheduled on weekends. Hence, it might attract more viewership and the attention of fans.
Moreover, tournament broadcasters Star has informed commentators in an official mail to keep their availability for the tournament from March 17 to June 7, 2022, i.e. 10 days from the start of the tournament and 5 days after the tournament. Therefore, the tentative days for the IPL 2022 are March 26 to June 2.
Since there are 10 teams in IPL 2022, a total of 74 matches will be played during the tournament. The format will be similar, i.e. double round-robin format. Each team will face other teams twice during the league stage. The top 4 teams will qualify for playoffs.
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