BCCI to discuss having 10-team IPL 2021 during Annual General Meeting on December 24

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

 

The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be in for an expansion from eight teams to a possible ten, after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that it will deliberate over “approval on inclusion of 2 new teams to the Indian Premier League” during the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 24.

The first and last time that the IPL was a 10-team competition was back in 2011, when Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers were added to the roster after their owners agreed to pay Rs 170 crore and Rs 150 crore per year, respectively. The deals were considered to be over-valued, given that the collective worth of the new franchises was more than that of eight original franchises of the time put together. They did not last long – Kochi was terminated after their only season in 2011 and Pune lasted until 2013.

The Ahmedabad-based Adani Group, which lost out in the bidding war during the 2011 expansion, are known to have expressed interest again, with the hope of making the newly renovated Motera Stadium (which boasts of seating 110,000 spectators) their home. So have the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, which ran the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise for two years (2016-17).

It remains to be seen whether the BCCI will be able to add two new teams or only one to the mix, given that the next IPL is only four months away. But an approval from its general body will pave the way for such a move. “I would be surprised if the valuation of the new franchise, whenever it comes on board, is anything less than Rs 300-400 crores per year,” said a former BCCI official, familiar with the ongoing developments.

That would be a significant raise from the Rs 85 crore per year paid to the BCCI by Sunrisers Hyderabad, the last team to join the IPL via a tender process.

Impact on internationals

An IPL expansion would also have immediate implications for world cricket, with the league taking more days off the international calendar and lucrative contracts on offer for 16 more overseas players, if two additional teams do come in. In 2011’s 10-team IPL, BCCI had devised a 74-match schedule with teams divided into two groups. Now there are talks of playing the league in a 94-match window, which would allow the current home and away format to remain unaffected.

However, such a move would entail 34 more games, which can only become commercially attractive if not too many additional double-headers are added to the schedule. “It would mean finding more days at the cost of international cricket. BCCI will try and use it’s good relations with ICC member boards,” said a BCCI source.

More teams and more matches would mean more money for the BCCI, and even the existing franchises will benefit with a greater pay-out from a richer IPL-revenue pool. “It would also mean more supply for the market forces, with the sponsors having more choices to make. So, there could actually be some correction in sponsorship values,” said a franchise executive.

However, the BCCI continues to face problems on past decisions on the IPL front. Two suspended teams, Kochi Tuskers and Deccan Chargers, have won arbitration cases against the Indian cricket board. In the last round of out-of-court negotiations with the BCCI, Kochi was willing to scale down its compensation demand from Rs 1700 crore to Rs 800 crore on the rider of being reinstated in the IPL. BCCI also has to pay Chargers Rs 4800crores, as per the arbitration ruling.

Edited December 4, 2020 by TNAmarkFromIndia

[SK_IH]

Great, it will ensure good players are not wasted on bench 

[bowl_out]

One more team might be good.. 

Two might dilute quality

[gattaca]

Ya now let’s over pay the useless Aussies. Even English players are playing well in IPL compared to Aussie players.

[Serpico]

1 hour ago, SK_IH said:

Great, it will ensure good players are not wasted on bench 

it will also ensure that really good players will not get any rest and increase their workload and injuries. BCCI should put a clause that no fast bowler should be played in more than 15 matches

[Rasgulla]

2 hours ago, Serpico said:

it will also ensure that really good players will not get any rest and increase their workload and injuries. BCCI should put a clause that no fast bowler should be played in more than 15 matches

its 4 overs per match they are bowling not 50

[cowboysfan]

FFS .the IPL season has already sapped our premier players of all energy for the aussie tour,if this goes through indian players will rather play IPL than any international tour.

[The Realist]

Will inevitably equal more mediocre, journeymen and washed up mercenary Aussies rocking up for easy money @maniac 

[nevada]

6 hours ago, gattaca said:

Ya now let’s over pay the useless Aussies. Even English players are playing well in IPL compared to Aussie players.

Except David Warner, no Aussie should be hired by any team. All bloody slackers, happily enjoying a paid holiday with close to zero interest in playing well. 

[zen]

If 10-12 teams are divided into 2 groups, the top team from each group should play the Q1, #2 teams the eliminator 

Edited December 5, 2020 by zen

[ShoonyaSifar]

10 teams with more double headers is the way to go. Not to extend the IPL duration. 2 months is an ideal length for the tournament.

 

But both the teams should not be Western India based. A team from UP or Jharkhand will be great if there are business houses willing to invest 

[Gollum]

7 hours ago, nevada said:

Except David Warner, no Aussie should be hired by any team. All bloody slackers, happily enjoying a paid holiday with close to zero interest in playing well. 

Harsh. Apart from this season Smith has always done decent. This year Stoinis was a big reason DC made it to the final, outstanding A/R efforts. Zampa would have done well but not enough chances. Finch, Maxwell were the real disappointments. 

[nevada]

55 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Harsh. Apart from this season Smith has always done decent. This year Stoinis was a big reason DC made it to the final, outstanding A/R efforts. Zampa would have done well but not enough chances. Finch, Maxwell were the real disappointments. 

Yeah, Stoinis was pretty good. Smith was underwhelming and Finch was listless, but looks like a different player now. Cummins got smacked around like a club bowler in the very first game but redeemed himself somewhat, which  is not easy given his super high salary. My main grouse us against the fraud Maxwell and somewhat against Finch.  One ant bites and you smack them all type over reaction I guess!

Edited December 5, 2020 by nevada

[nevada]

3 minutes ago, nevada said:

Duplicate

 

Edited December 5, 2020 by nevada

[Stan AF]

Atleast 2 out of these three teams (RR, RCB and KXIP) are quite redundant infact downright obsolete. All three of these teams qualify once in a blue moon. Absolute waste of time and resources.

 

Why add two more to this!?

 

[nevada]

48 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

Atleast 2 out of these three teams (RR, RCB and KXIP) are quite redundant infact downright obsolete. All three of these teams qualify once in a blue moon. Absolute waste of time and resources.

 

Why add two more to this!?

 

Even SRH looked ordinary and somehow clawed their way back in the end. I felt that there were more lopsided matches this year than in the last couple of years. The quality feels diluted already, so further dilution is an obvious concern. But OTOH, I am happy that more Indian players will get an opportunity to earn a livelihood. With so many new players required, talent scouts may be required to look for talented talent scouts! 

[Serpico]

56 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

Atleast 2 out of these three teams (RR, RCB and KXIP) are quite redundant infact downright obsolete. All three of these teams qualify once in a blue moon. Absolute waste of time and resources.

 

Why add two more to this!?

 

they may have failed to qualify but KXIP gave maximum entertainment during its campaign in the latest season. Each match had funnier outcome than previous ones, wouldn't mind seeing them if they keep up that

[Bhoot]

More torture and more low quality players getting 15 crore for bowling 118 kph thunder bolts. 

[AuxiliA]

3 hours ago, Stan AF said:

Atleast 2 out of these three teams (RR, RCB and KXIP) are quite redundant infact downright obsolete. All three of these teams qualify once in a blue moon. Absolute waste of time and resources.

 

Why add two more to this!?

 

 

I strongly disagree man. Past few IPLs have been very competitive in the group stages. Teams are getting settled now. 

 

Even if a few teams were ****, what's the problem. The best football leagues have just the same few clubs winning year after year, rest are there just to make up numbers. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

with that i hope they make 5 foreigner in XI , IPL can filter better players with more competitiveness