The 2020 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) was held successfully in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The thirteenth season of the cash-rich league finished with Mum𒉰bai Indians (MI) defeating Delhi Capඣitals (DC) by five wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadiu𝔉m on Tuesday⛎.
The epic tournament took place without any glitches, and the credit goes to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with several o♚rganisers, whose 🔥collective efforts managed to bring this event to completion.
Now the focus will shift to IPL 2021 and fans might witness some major developments in the fourteenth season. According to a report in The Hindu, there are plans of BCCI conducting a full-fledged entire mega-auction before the start of the tournament.
Earlier, there were concerns over the mega-auction taking place as per the schedule because of the delay in the 2020 season. Since the 2021 edition is likely to begin in a little-over-four-months, it was expected that the decision to organise full auction would take🌠 place after the ꦉconclusion of the fourteenth season.
Meanwhile, the report also states that the IPL 2021 could feature a ninth team and BCCI has specified to the franchises about their intentions concerning the auction♎s.
The main motive behind the move to add a new team is to accomplish financial goals after the COVID-19 pandem🐠ic and nationwide lo🌱ckdown.
The new franchise is likely to be from Ahmedabad, where the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) has renovated the Motera stadium with a record capacity of 1,10,000.
