Extended IPL With Two More Teams May Send FTP For A Toss

The Indian cricket board's plan to accommodate two more franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2022 season is likely to leave cricket boards around the world worried as an increase in

The current FTP schedule has been made till March, 2023. The 50-over World Cup will be held in India in the months of February-March. It means that the IPL 2023 may have to leave out March start and may have to extend the IPL 2023 to June.

As of now Ahmedabad looks to be certain to get a new franchise. On Monday, a report in the Times of India said that the BCCI has already prepared a blueprint for accommodating two new teams.

It said that the tender documents for new franchises will be out in mid-August, the new franchises will be introduced in mid-October, mega auction will be held in December while tender document for media rights sale will be brought out in mid-January.

RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group as well as Adani Group are expected to be frontrunners to buy the two new franchises. Here is a list of tours as per ICC FTP for 2022 & 2023 that may overlap with the IPL:

2022

February-March: Australia's tour of Pakistan (2 Tests, 3 ODIs & 3 T20Is)

March: Bangladesh tour of South Africa (2 Tests, 3 ODIs); India's tour of New Zealand (3 ODIs); Afghanistan vs Australia in India (3 ODIs)

April-May: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe (1 Test, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is)

May: England tour of Netherlands (3 ODIs)

May-June: New Zealand tour of England (3 Tests)

Jun-July: Australia tour or SL (2 Tests & 5 ODIs); Bangladesh tour of West Indies (2 Tests, 3 ODIs & 3 T20Is), NZ tour of Ireland (1 Test & 3 ODIs), India tour of England (3 ODIs & 3 T20Is)

2023

Feb-March: ICC World Cup