BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022 at AGM in Ahmedabad

[Kool_SRG]

The decision was ratified by the BCCI's general body comprising the state associations

 

The BCCI has approved a 10-team IPL from 2022. The decision was ratified by the BCCI's general body comprising the state associations at the board's annual general meeting on Thursday in Ahmedabad. Deciding on two additional teams was among the main points on the agenda for the board's 89th AGM; with less than four months left for the next IPL, it was decided to stick to eight teams for the 2021 edition.

Another important point was to discuss cricket's possible inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The BCCI deferred taking a stand on it and will instead discuss it at a special general meeting in early 2021. With the ICC becoming more optimistic about the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Summer Olympics, the body had recently sent a questionnaire to all member countries asking them to quantify the "potential financial benefits" they could accrue from their respective governments if cricket was included in the Olympics.

The biggest decision at the AGM concerned the expansion of IPL, which the BCCI has been discussing since the successful organisation of the recent edition in the UAE despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is understood that at the meeting on Thursday, both Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah, the BCCI president and secretary, stressed that the IPL must become bigger, to provide more opportunities to more players worldwide while adding new cities to the IPL map.

The board members - the state associations - accordingly decided that the IPL can comprise up to 10 teams from the 2022 edition and authorised the IPL governing council to finalise the preparations for the addition of the new teams. That means the 2022 IPL could have nine or 10 teams. The state associations and the BCCI office-bearers agreed that time constraints would prevent an additional franchise in 2021, which would remain an eight-team tournament.

The board also decided to set a cap of one franchise per state. Consequently, the new IPL franchise(s) would be located in a state where no existing franchise has a home base. With Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and the union territories of Delhi and Chandigarh ruled out, other international match venues like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram and Lucknow, would be favourites to host the new franchises.

BCCI open to cricket at LA Olympics but...
According to several state associations officials who attended the AGM, the members were open to the idea of cricket featuring in the 2028 summer Olympics. However, they wanted clarity on few key issues.

That included whether the BCCI would firstly need to give up its autonomy and become part of the Indian Olympic Association, which the members were against. The state associations also wanted to know what the revenue-sharing agreement would be like. There was also concern about whether participating in the Olympics could dilute the IPL, which has been the biggest money-spinner for the BCCI over the past decade.

[Kool_SRG]

So no mega auction for 2021 IPL....

[Kool_SRG]

Just now, Kool_SRG said:

The board also decided to set a cap of one franchise per state. Consequently, the new IPL franchise(s) would be located in a state where no existing franchise has a home base. With Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and the union territories of Delhi and Chandigarh ruled out, other international match venues like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram and Lucknow, would be favourites to host the new franchises.

[Vaampire]

10 teams ipl boring.

 okka team inko team tho one match ey adeytattu cheyyali lekhapothey

[Ryzen_renoir]

Gujarat / uttar Pradesh  100% sure shot 

[Kool_SRG]

BCCI appoints Chetan Sharma as chief selector; Abey Kuruvilla and Debasish Mohanty in panel too

While 11 candidates were interviewed, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee recommended Sharma, Kuruvilla and Mohanty for the three vacant positions.

The BCCI named Chetan Sharma as the chairman of the selection committee, while Abey Kuruvilla and Debasish Mohanty were the other members in the panel.

While 11 candidates were interviewed, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee - RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik were the other members of the panel - recommended Sharma, Kuruvilla and Mohanty for the role. Three positions were vacant after the exit of Jatin Paranjape (west zone), Sharandeep Singh (north) and Devang Gandhi (east).

 

Even though Sunil Joshi had taken charge as the chairman of the committee, the role will now be handed over to Sharma - who has featured in 23 Tests for India. As the BCCI constitution, the person with highest Test appearances will be handed the job. "I am really thankful to the BCCI for giving me this great honour. I will do my best to do justice to the role given to me," Sharma told Sportstar.

The highlight of Sharma's international career was his hat-trick in the 1987 World Cup. He started playing first-class cricket for Haryana at the age of 16 and made his Test debut aged 18, a year after making his ODI debut against the West Indies in December 1983.

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Sharma was preferred from the north zone over Vijay Dahiya, Ajay Ratra, Nikhil Chopra and Maninder Singh while Kuruvilla was opted ahead of Ajit Agarkar and Nayan Mongia from the west zone. Mohanty, the Odisha speedster, was elevated from the national junior selection panel for the slot from the east zone, thus pipping his statemate Shiv Sundar Das and former Bengal swinger Ranadeb Bose.

Interestingly, the thrilling famous Ranji Trophy final between Haryana and Mumbai, in which Sharma played a pivotal role in helping Haryana win its only Ranji title, was Kuruvilla’s First Class debut. Having worked as a junior national selector and a talent scout for Mumbai Indians, Kuruvilla is active on the domestic circuit.

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“It’s obviously a huge honour and a greater responsibility. I thank the BCCI for bestowing faith in me and I'm looking forward to justifying it,” Kuruvilla, whose 10 Test and 25 ODIs came in a 21-month span starting March 1996, said.

While this is a new responsibility for Sharma, who is now a noted commentator, Mohanty has been part of the junior selection committee. Having worked as a bowling coach in domestic cricket and with the National Cricket Academy, the former swinger who played two Tests and 45 ODIs from 1997 to 2001, will be looking forward to working in tandem with his contemporaries and seniors.

[Kool_SRG]

1 minute ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

Gujarat / uttar Pradesh  100% sure shot 

Ahmedabad pakka dhaani okkadhaane pedithe edusthaaru ani 10th one also adding...

[Kool_SRG]

17 minutes ago, Vaampire said:

10 teams ipl boring.

 okka team inko team tho one match ey adeytattu cheyyali lekhapothey

Infact they can split them in to two groups, then Super Six and then direct top 2 finals...

 

[Ryzen_renoir]

3 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Ahmedabad pakka dhaani okkadhaane pedithe edusthaaru ani 10th one also adding...

Lucknow / noida will be the next team 

[Ryzen_renoir]

2 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Infact they can split them in to two groups, then Super Six and then direct top 2 finals...

 

Group split will happen at 12 teams . 

[Kool_SRG]

5 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

Group split will happen at 12 teams . 

Even now they can split actually they may not inclined to split bcoz of media rights...Since media would have bided based on no.of matches..

Thats why telling split in to two groups top 6 from them to super six, then top 2 to finals... This will keep no.of matches pretty much same.

[Vaampire]

29 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Infact they can split them in to two groups, then Super Six and then direct top 2 finals...

 

Ipl teams are totally unpredictable. 2 groups chesthey weak teams even ga distribute kaledhu antey assamey.  Also we will miss few crazy combination matches.

[manadonga]

mostly ahmedabad pune 

kochhi ki baaga try chestaru kani kastam 

[Hydrockers]

4 minutes ago, manadonga said:

mostly ahmedabad pune 

kochhi ki baaga try chestaru kani kastam 

Pune ante mh ki already oka team undi ga

[Vaampire]

2 minutes ago, Hydrockers said:

Pune ante mh ki already oka team undi ga

Mundu kooda undey kada alaney.