Cricket News: The 2019 IPL will have ten teams, thanks to the addition of two more teams earlier this week. While the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group won the bid for team Lucknow, the CVC Capital group won the bid for team Ahmedabad in the teams’ auction.
The addition of two more clubs also ensures that the subsequent auction, which will take place ahead of the IPL 2022, will feature a greater pool of players.
According to recent media sources, the established eight IPL teams will be allowed to keep a maximum of four players (3 Indian + 1 overseas or 2 Indian + 2 overseas). Meanwhile, the new teams will be given the opportunity to sign three players (2 Indian and one from outside the country) before the major auction.
It works if you have a young, determined, and capable team: Sanjiv Goenka
Owner Sanjiv Goenka revealed the selection criterion for his IPL team Lucknow, stating that any player who is young and determined enough could make the squad. “I intend to construct the team around a younger group of players.” It works if you have a youthful, determined, and talented team,” Goenka told NDTV
It should be noted that the RPSG group won Lucknow in the auction for INR 7,090 crore, as opposed to the INR 2,000 crore base price established by the BCCI. “If you recall, RPS made had lost 2017 final to Mumbai Indians, therefore we have some unfinished business in the IPL,” Goenka said after acquiring ownership of the Lucknow side. “This is just the start. “The true goal is to put together a team that can win the tournament,” he added.
According to reports, there is no right to match cards in the IPL super auction
Though there has been no official declaration from the BCCI regarding the rules and conditions of the mega auction, the removal of the Right to Match (RTM) card is certainly based on reports so far. Meanwhile, at the big auction, the purse money for each IPL franchise is expected to be boosted to 90 crores. Notably, the auction held in front of IPL 2021 established a purse maximum of 85 crores for each franchise.
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