BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022
The IPL is currently contested between eight teams.
In a big decision that would see the world's most popular T20 league expand, the Board of Control for Cricket in India' general body on Thursday approved a 10-team IPL from the 2022 edition at its Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. The IPL is currently contested between eight teams.
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BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022 edition, board to back ICC bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics
A BCCI source informed that the board will back the International Cricket Council's bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics after some clarifications from International Olympic Committee.
Updated: Dec 24, 2020, 16:10 IST
By Press Trust of India , Ahmedabad
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In a big decision that would see the world's most popular T20 league expand, the Board of Control for Cricket in India' general body on Thursday approved a 10-team IPL from the 2022 edition at its Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. The IPL is currently contested between eight teams.
In another major development, the Board, in principle, decided to back the ICC's bid for inclusion of cricket, in the T20 format, in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics "after getting some clarifications from the International Olympic Committee".
"Two new teams will be introduced in the 2022 IPL," a Board source told PTI.
Also, it was decided that all first-class players, both men and women, will be suitably compensated for the curtailed domestic season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The BCCI plans to get the domestic season underway, after several months' delay, in January with the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship.
In other decisions, veteran Congress leader Rajiv Shukla was officially anointed the Board's vice president in place of his protege Mahim Verma from Uttarakhand.
It was also learnt that the general body decided in favour of Sourav Ganguly continuing as a director in the ICC Board.
Secretary Jay Shah will be the alternate director as well as India's representative at the Chief Executive Committee meets of the global body.
