After an exciting IPL 2022 mega auction, it’s now time to get into business with the on-field action as the kick-off date for the 15th edition of the marquee tournament has officially been announced. It was earlier reported that the IPL 2022 would get underway on March 27. However, as per the latest reports, it has now been learned that the tournament would get underway a day prior to the scheduled date.
According to reports, this year’s Indian Premier League is scheduled to get underway from March 26 and the decision regarding the same was taken at a meeting of the IPL Governing Council (GC) on February 24. This year’s cash-rich event would be a 10-team affair with the addition of two new franchises- Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans respectively. At the same time, it has also been learned that the schedule for the competition would be officially announced soon.
The full schedule will come soon: IPL Chairman
“The IPL will kick off on March 26, the full schedule will come soon. We will also have crowds but as per the policy of the Maharashtra government. Whether it will be 25 or 50 percent of the stadium capacity will be decided by the government instruction,” said IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel
Furthermore, it has been reported that the showpiece event would completely be organized in India itself after an improvement in the COVID-19 cases. Even though it was rumored that South Africa was one of the venues initially. A total of 70 matches will be played in IPL 2022 including 55 in Mumbai and 15 in Pune across four venues- Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne, DY Patil, and the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) respectively.
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