IPL Plans Big: 94 Matches, 10 Teams in Future

The Indian Premier League is planning a major expansion to 94 matches and 10 teams by 2028. Get the latest updates on the proposed changes.

IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal revealed plans to expand the league to 94 matches and 10 teams by 2028. This proposed format would feature each team playing every other team home and away.

The IPL previously expanded its schedule to 74 matches in 2022 with the addition of the Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. The upcoming expansion would mark a significant growth in the league's format and team lineup.

IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal has expressed hopes that the league will expand to a 94-match season featuring 10 teams by 2028. This format would enable each team to play every other team both home and away.

The league previously increased its match schedule to 74 games in 2022 with the addition of two new teams, the Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.

IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal confirmed that discussions are underway with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding potential further expansion of the tournament in the next Future Tours Programme (FTP) cycle starting in 2028.

“Ideally, we'd want a larger window, or to maybe go from 74 games to 84 or 94 at some point. So that every team gets to play against every team home and away, for that, you need 94 games,” Dhumal told ESPNCricinfo in an interview published on Monday.

“Given the window and the kind of commitments that we have with regards to bilateral cricket and ICC events, that may not be possible in the short term... There's been so much cricket.

“We (India) came back from Australia from a test series, we had this Champions Trophy, and on top of that we have this IPL. That is why it was decided that it doesn't make sense from going from 74 to 84 (in 2025), but whenever we think that the time is opportune, we'll take that call.”

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