In a significant development, Board Cricket of Control India (BCCI) which convened its 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday has decided to include two new teams in 2022 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). two new franchises are expected to be Luckw and Ahmedab, with latter likely to get newly inaugurated Motera Stium as its home, as per sources. With inclusion of two new franchises, IPL 2022 is also expected to witness 94 league matches inste of usual 56-matches long season. 

BCCI has also decided to back ICC's bid for inclusion of cricket in 2028 Olympics after clarifications from International Olympic Committee (IOC). board members which met in Ahmedab on Thursday on have also decided to 'suitably compensate' both men and women first-class players for curtailed domestic season due to COVID-19 pandemic. In or decisions, veteran Congress leer Rajiv Shukla has officially ainted Board's vice president in place of his protege Mahim Verma from Uttarakhand.  It was also learnt that general body decided in favour of Sourav Ganguly continuing as a director in ICC Board.

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10 teams in IPL from 2022

After a successful season in UAE, IPL 2022 will feature 10 teams, for which BCCI will soon float tenders inviting bidders to buy new franchises. bidding will be followed by a mega auction which will witness all 10 franchises fighting for players to build ir squs. 

Previously, 2011 edition h witnessed inclusion of two new teams - Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala - taking total number of teams to 10. However, a year later, Kochi franchise was terminated and n in 2011 BCCI anunced termination of Deccan Chargers. This was followed by introduction of Hyderab franchise as a replacement and later on due to differences with BCCI, Pune franchise opted out of IPL, bringing back total number of teams to 8. 

In 2015, MS Dhoni-led Chennai franchise and inaugural champions Rajasthan were suspended for two seasons owing to a betting scandal. BCCI h n roped in Pune and Rajkot as ir suitable replacements, which were subsequently dissolved following end of Chennai and Rajasthan's suspension period. 

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(With ncy inputs)