IPL To Return To Original Home-Away Format From 2023 Season: Sourav Ganguly

According to BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, the Indian Premier League will resume its original, pre-COVID-19, home-and-away structure beginning with the 2023 campaign. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, the IPL has only been played in a select few stadiums.

Instead, the lucrative league was played out behind closed doors at three stadiums in the United Arab Emirates: Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. The competition was held in four locations in 2021 as well: Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Chennai. 

IPL Will Go Back To The Home And Away Format From Next Season: Sourav Ganguly

The cash-rich league will revert to its previous structure, in which each team plays one home game and one away game, after the pandemic has been contained. 

“The next season of men’s IPL will also go back to the home and away format with all ten teams playing their home matches at their designated venues,” read a Ganguly’s note to state units.  

They received a “snapshot” of the current domestic season in the message. 

For the first time since 2020, the BCCI is running a full-fledged domestic season, and all multi-day events will also revert to the standard home and away schedule. 

BCCI Looking To Host Women’s IPL In 2023

The BCCI is also aiming to host the much-anticipated Women’s IPL’s first season early in 2023. 

The competition is anticipated to take place in March following the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, according to PTI’s report from last month. 

“The BCCI is currently working on the much-awaited Women’s IPL. We are expecting to start the first season early next year,” Ganguly wrote in the letter dated September 20.  

It is anticipated that the Women’s IPL would improve women’s cricket in India. 

The BCCI is creating girls under-15 ODI tournament in addition to the Women’s IPL. 

“We are glad to introduce a girls U15 One Day tournament from this season. Women’s cricket has seen phenomenal growth across the world and our national team has been performing well. This new tournament will create a pathway for our young girls to play at the national and international level,” Ganguly wrote.  

The first-ever women’s under-15 competition will take place in six locations, including Bangalore, Ranchi, Rajkot, Indore, Raipur, and Pune, from December 26 to January 12.

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