Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 24, 2021, 07:12 AM
IPL 2022 : The dates of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held next year have been announced. Although the schedule of this biggest cricket league in the world has not been finalised. The BCCI has informed key stakeholders internally that April 2 is the likely date when the tournament could begin. According to the reports, this time 10 teams are going to play and a total of 74 matches will be played. During this time all the teams will play 14-14 matches, in which seven matches are to be played at their home ground and seven matches are to be played at the home ground of the opposition team.It is worth noting that Chennai Super Kings, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won the IPL 2021 title by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders, so being the defending champions, CSK will face five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the first match. . According to 'Cricbuzz', it has also been agreed in the BCCI that the next season is going to last for more than 60 days. There is talk of holding the final match in the first week of June, with the possible date being June 4 or 5.Jay Shah had talked about holding IPL 2022 in IndiaBCCI secretary Jay Shah recently confirmed that IPL 2022 will be held in India. He had said that with the addition of two new teams, the excitement of IPL will increase further. He gave this information at an event organized by Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. Let us tell you that for the last two years, IPL is being organized in UAE instead of India. While last year the entire tournament was held in UAE due to Corona virus, this year the second phase of IPL 2021 was played in UAE.Team India will leave for South Africa on December 8Meanwhile, it is learned that the Indian team will leave for the South Africa tour on December 8. The team will fly from Mumbai, where India will play their second and last Test of the two-match Test series against New Zealand from December 3 to 7. The tour between India and South Africa consists of three Tests. Apart from this, a three-match ODI series and a four-match T20 International series are also to be played.