IPL 2023 will return to its old format from next year, Sourav Ganguly confirms

In the year 2020, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, the IPL took place in empty stadiums in three venues of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. In 2021 also the tournament took place at four venues - Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Chennai. But now the epidemic is under control and hence IPL 2023 will be played in the old format with each team playing one home and one away match.

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IPL 2023 will return to its old format from next year, Sourav Ganguly confirms

IPL 2023 will return to its old format from next year, Sourav Ganguly confirms | Sportz Point
In the year 2020, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, the IPL took place in empty stadiums in three venues of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. In 2021 also the tournament took place at four venues - Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Chennai. But now the epidemic is under control and hence IPL 2023 will be played in the old format with each team playing one home and one away match.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will return to its original pre-Covid-19 format (Home and Away Format). In which teams will play matches on their home ground and on the opposing teamโ€™s field. The President of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly has informed the board-affiliated entities in this regard.

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IPL 2023 will return to its old format from next year, Sourav Ganguly confirms | Sportz Point
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In the year 2020, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, the IPL took place in empty stadiums in three venues of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. In 2021 also the tournament took place at four venues โ€“ Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Chennai. But now the epidemic is under control and hence IPL 2023 will be played in the old format with each team playing one home and one away match. In a message sent to the state units, Ganguly said, โ€œThe next season of menโ€™s IPL will also go back to the home and away format with all ten teams playing their home matches at their designated venues,โ€

Womenโ€™s IPL

Apart from this, the BCCI is also planning to organize the much-awaited womenโ€™s IPL early next year. PTI reported last month that the tournament is likely to take place in March after the Womenโ€™s T20 World Cup in South Africa.

โ€œThe BCCI is currently working on the much-awaited Womenโ€™s IPL. We are expecting to start the first season early next year,โ€ Ganguly wrote in the letter dated September 20.

Also read: The inaugural edition of Womenโ€™s IPL is to be held in March 2023

Apart from the womenโ€™s IPL, the BCCI is also going to organize a girlsโ€™ under-15 ODI tournament.

โ€œWe are glad to introduce a girls U15 One Day tournament from this season. Womenโ€™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,โ€ Ganguly wrote.

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