The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has not been completed yet, and the excitement bar for next year’s IPL  season is already rising. Some of the recent news regarding IPL 2022 has excited the entire cricketing community. Fans are already on their feet to witness the following year’s IPL season as there would be so many changes in it.

Starting from the teams, a new addition of 2 more franchises will make the season even more mind-boggling. The fans will be expecting 10 teams IPL 2022, making the competition more challenging. The reports are depicting that the tender process for the new teams will begin in the mid-August window. Later the new franchises will be introduced during October 2021, with December 2021 holding the mega auction.

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However, it would be interesting to see which two teams will be added as there are so many options based on cities, with Ahmedabad being the top contender. According to the reports in the Insidesport, the tenders will give the potential bidders options of 8 to 10 cities to choose from for the new IPL teams. Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow, Kanpur, Guwahati, Indore, Kochi, Raipur, and Trivandrum will be some of the cities that will be in contention for the two slots.

The new retention rules for next season have also come out. The teams can maximum retain four players with a combination of 3 Indians and one foreign player. The franchise can also go for 2 Indians and two international stars based on their tactics.

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Phase 2 of IPL 2021 might kickstart from September 17 in UAE. The league will begin from where it got ended last. It would be interesting to see which side lifts the trophy.