There have been indications about when the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) can start and on which ground the first match can be played. According to reports, the 15th season of IPL can start from April 2, while the first match is likely to be played at Chepauk, the home ground of Chennai Super Kings. Two new teams will also be seen from this season, in which one team is from Ahmedabad, while the other team is from Lucknow. After the announcement of these two teams, the excitement of the fans has increased for the next season, because IPL 2022 will be a ten-team tournament.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, the schedule for next season has not been finalized, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed key stakeholders internally that the IPL 2022 campaign in Chennai is to begin on April 2. Most likely day. The addition of two new teams will increase the number of games in the 15th season. As a result of this, the BCCI has discussed internally that the length of the IPL 2022 season will be more than 60 days, with the final being held in the first week of June.
The report further suggested that each team would have 14 league matches, with seven domestic and the same number of outside matches. The current format of the tournament will be retained. Chennai Super Kings were the winners of IPL 2022 in the United Arab Emirates, which would give them the hosting rights for the inaugural match, but there is no formal decision as to whether their opponents will be Mumbai Indians again, which is the case most of the times. At the celebration event of CSK’s fourth title win, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that IPL 2022 is planned to be held in India.