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BCCI gives go ahead to addition to two extra teams in IPL

The decision to include two new teams, taken at BCCI’s 89th AGM on Thursday, will see IPL expand into a 10-team event starting from the 2022 edition.

IANS | New Delhi | December 24, 2020 5:31 pm

BCCI gives go ahead to addition to two extra teams in IPL

IPL trophy. (Photo: Twitter/@IPL)

Two new teams have been added to the Indian Premier League for its 2022 edition, making it a 10-team affair.

The decision to include two new teams, ratified at Indian cricket board (BCCI)’s 89th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) held in Ahmedabad, will see IPL expand into a 10-team event starting from the 2022 edition.

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At present, eight teams compete in the cash-rich T20 tournament, which started in 2008.

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In 2011, two new teams — Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala — had joined the league in the fourth edition making it a 10-team event.

However, one year later, it was announced that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala side would be terminated following the side breaching BCCI’s terms of conditions.

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