BCCI to discuss having 10 teams in IPL’s next edition
Hindustan TimesThe Indian Premier League could be in for an expansion from eight teams to a possible ten, after the Board of Control for Cricket in India said that it will deliberate over “approval on inclusion of 2 new teams to the Indian Premier League” during the upcoming Annual General Meeting on December 24. 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. “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.