2022 Indian Premier League

The 2022 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 15, is scheduled to be the fifteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The season will see the expansion of the league, with the addition of two new franchises.[2][3] This will make it the second season to have ten teams, after the 2011 tournament.[4] Chennai Super Kings are the defending champions, having won their fourth title during the previous season.[5]

2022 Indian Premier League
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and playoffs[1]
Host(s)India
Participants10
Matches74[1]
Official websitewww.iplt20.com
Teams
Ahmedabad (TBD)
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Kolkata Knight Riders
Lucknow (TBD)
Mumbai Indians
Punjab Kings
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad

Background

Although earlier reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the previous season,[6][7][8] the BCCI at their 89th AGM announced that the expansion of the league would occur only in 2022.[9][10] In August 2021, the BCCI confirmed that two new franchises would join the league starting from the 2022 season. It was also announced that the franchises would be based in two of the six cities shortlisted by the BCCI; Ahmedabad, Cuttack, Dharamshala, Guwahati, Indore and Lucknow.[11][12]

In a closed bidding held on 25 October 2021, RPSG Group and CVC Capital won bids for the two teams.[13][14] RPSG paid ₹7,090 crore (US$940 million) for Lucknow, whereas CVC won Ahmedabad for ₹5,625 crore (US$750 million).[15][16]

Personnel changes
Main article: List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes

Each existing team was allowed to retain a maximum of four players, whereas the two new teams were allowed to pick a maximum of three players before the auction.[17] The retained players were announced on 30 November 2021.[18][19]

References
  1. "BCCI announces the successful bidders for two new Indian Premier League Franchises". bcci.tv. Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. Cricinfo staff (5 September 2010). "Next three IPL seasons to comprise 74 matches each". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. "Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in final to win fourth title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. "Await ten team IPL in 2021". The Island Online. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. "Time too short for 10-team IPL 2021, addition should happen in 2022: BCCI official". Times Now News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "IPL 2021 New Team : Guwahati wants IPL team, BCCI official says 'not possible at this stage'". InsideSport. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. "BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022 at AGM in Ahmedabad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. "BCCI approves 10 teams in IPL 2022; backs cricket's inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics". Times Now News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  11. "New IPL team auction likely on October 17 through closed bids". Cricbuzz. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. "Manchester United owners, Adani Group among 22 entities bidding for new IPL teams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  13. "IPL bidding war see Ahmedabad and Lucknow teams bought for more than $2 billion". ABC News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  14. "Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group, CVC Capital new IPL franchises". Hindustan Times. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  15. "RPSG, CVC Capital win bids for Lucknow, Ahmedabad IPL teams". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. "Lucknow and Ahmedabad become home to the two newest IPL franchises". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. "IPL 2022 mega auction date, retention rules, list of players retained by franchises, salary purse - Latest updates". DNA India. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  18. "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  19. "Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah, Russell retained; Rahul, Rashid opt to go into auction pool". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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