The addition of two new teams to the Indian Premier League was approved but the details of it were left to be decided later as the Board of...
The addition of two new teams to the Indian Premier League was approved but the details of it were left to be decided later as the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursdy held its 89th Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad.
While the BCCI did not confirm a timeline, PTI reported that the 10-team tournament will start from 2022 and not 2021, as it was earlier thought possible in the immediate aftermath of IPL 2020.
“Two new teams will be introduced in the 2022 IPL,” a board official told PTI.
While there was no confirmation from the board in this regard, the BCCI has reportedly decided that women’s tournaments (senior and junior) along with age-group tournaments (U-23, U-19, U-16) will be held simultaneously at the time of IPL 2021 which, in all likelihood, will be held in India despite the pandemic-related concerns, reported PTI. There were also deliberations on having women’s Test matches and there could be a two-Test series in the offing next year.
The BCCI announced the key decisions taken during the AGM:
1. The Electoral Officer AK Joti announced the election of Rajeev Shukla as Vice President of BCCI. Brijesh Patel and KM Majumdar were unanimously re-elected as members representative to the IPL Governing...
