Mumbai, 20/2: Great news is coming for the cricket fans. Corona cases are decreasing continuously in the country. The fans have also returned to the field from the T20 series between India and West Indies. Now according to the information, IPL 2022 is going to start from 26 March. Earlier it was being talked about starting from March 27. Talks are going on between the broadcaster and BCCI regarding this. 10 teams will land from the current season of T20 league. In the auction held recently, 204 players got a place in different teams. 33 players were retained. That is, a total of 237 players will land in the current season.
According to the news of Cricbuzz, broadcaster Star wants the tournament to start from Saturday, March 26 and 2 matches to be played on Sunday, March 27. An official of the franchise with knowledge in this regard said, “The start of the tournament from Saturday will help the broadcaster. With this, 3 matches will be played in the first 2 days and the atmosphere will be created. It is not possible to do this since the tournament starts from Sunday. However, no official statement has been given by the board and broadcaster.
Scheduled to be sent by February 20
On behalf of the board, all the franchises were asked to inform about the schedule by February 20. But after new things it may take a little more time. The board has not announced the venue yet. According to the information, even after the cases of Corona are reduced, the league rounds of the tournament can be conducted only in Maharashtra. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has identified 4 grounds Wankhede, Brabourne, DY Patil and Pune. But providing ground for practice to 10 teams is a big challenge. MCA is busy preparing for this.