After the Completion of this season where Chennai was the champions of the final edition before the mega auction 2022. IPL is known as one of the biggest events in the history of cricket the other name of this league is where Talent meets Opportunity.
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It is the dream platform for any youngster who wishes to play for their national side or at any higher level. IPL was now having 8 teams where all the major cities were playing but now, we have two more teams.
Bravo! We Have two new teams Ahmedabad and Lucknow for the IPL 2022
IPL was all set to be played in India, but after the covid outbreak in the bubble it was postponed and Dubai was all set to host the second phase. So, the heads of BCCI Sourav Ganguly and all the Important officers were here in Dubai. To bring more fun for the fans BCCI decided to include two more teams in the Bidding Process which was all set to take place in Dubai on 25 Oct 2021.
It is the breaking news that the highest bidders have won. Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams that will play in the next edition of the IPL. The Sanjiv Goenka-led RSPG Group won the highest bid of 7000 crores for the Lucknow team. The CVC Capital won the second-highest bid 5200 crores for the Ahmedabad team. The owners were looking very confident about the team building and creating a strong franchise. Sanjiv Goenka after winning the bid was heard saying “ It is Good to be Back in the IPL and I am delighted it is the initial step we now have to build a strong team and perform”. Both the teams will be looking to create history at the mega auction.
The Mega Auction in 2022
This was the last year where franchises looked good and strong. But after this year the rules will be completely different it won’t be the same as last year. We always had tournaments for 8 teams but this time it will be different where the addition of the two new teams will play an important part. The teams will be looking to balance their sides with strong Captain’s good all-rounders and match winners. A strong franchise cannot be built in one mega auction. Patience will be the key for both the new teams in fact every other team as well. The matches pattern will remain the same where 74 total matches will be played where each team will have 14 matches which will be 7 at their home ground and 7 at away grounds.