Based on the qualifications and bidding amounts, the board is open to cities from north, west, east and central parts of India to become a part of the IPL. But preference wise, BCCI is keen for cities from the north and west zones only – which means Lucknow and Ahmedabad are likely to be ahead in the race.
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The board has also allowed a consortium of bidders to ensure more competitiveness in the process.
As of now, there are two IPL teams from north, one each from west, east and central zones besides three franchises from southern part of India.
Sources said that many industrialists have shown interest in buying these two teams. If a consortium is interested in buying teams from the eastern zone and if the bids are powerful, the board is open to the idea, based on the qualification. The 2022 IPL will also see 10 teams with 74 matches – something that happened a decade ago with Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers.
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