New Delhi: While fans are eager to see the now-suspended Indian Premier League’s remaining matches in the United Arab Emirates, the BCCI have started their preparation for the 2022 season. According to a TOI report, each franchise will be able to retain four players in their squad during next season’s mega auctions.
The BCCI is also likely to add two new IPL teams for the upcoming season, hence a mega-auction will be held ahead of the season. With two new teams, the BCCI will also increase the amount from Rs 85 crore to Rs 90 crore which means an additional Rs 50 crore rupees would be added to the budget of all ten franchises
According to reports, IPL franchise can retain a maximum of 4️⃣ players ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, but with a couple of conditions 💥
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“We have not discussed the base price for the new teams formally as yet. IPL teams are a great investment and have given the initial investors great returns. My personal view is that it will be nothing less than Rs 2000Cr but I am again repeating myself nothing formally has been discussed in BCCI about the base price”, said a top BCCI official to TOI.
“Some players may like the idea of not wanting to be retained and will want to head into the auction pool. That’s because there’s an increase in the salary purse and two new teams are being added. So, there’ll be a rush to grab talent. Expect some leading Indian cricketers to forward their names for the auction,” the source added.
Earlier in IPL, more than eight teams have taken part in IPL. In 2011 season 10 sides fought for the prestigious title while the next two editions were a nine-team event. The competition was further reduced to eight teams in the 2014 season and since then there haven’t been any changes.
