The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the move after its annual meeting Thursday but did not say when the two teams would start with media reports claiming it would be in 2022. The 14th IPL is scheduled to start in March and the tournament would need one year to address tricky issues around logistics, media rights and planning for the new outfits, cricket officials were quoted as saying. A bigger tournament would almost certainly mean a longer stay in India for the top players from around the world who earn huge salaries. But Brand Finance said the IPL was still a global leader easily attracting the best players from England, Australia, South Africa and West Indies. According to reports, Indian conglomerates Adani Group and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which entered Rising Pune Supergiant for two IPL seasons, have shown interest in the new teams.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 25, 2020 13:30 UTC