Where IPL 2022: New mega auction guidelines issued by BCCI for all 10 teams, check here

IP L 2022 will see the total number of matches played increase to 74 from 60. That means the tournament will be played for a couple of days more.

This time there are two new teams - Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. For the uninitiated, the main sponsor from this year will be TATA and, the IP L 2022 will be called TATA IP L from this season onwards.

There is no official word from BCC I about the venues for IP L 2020. However, in an interview with Sportstar, BCC I president Sourav Gangly had revealed that the group league of the tournament will be held across Maharashtra - Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Pune. But before that, we already have a big event in the mega auctions. The IP L auctions are watched by millions and fans are keen to know which player is going where. Especially, this year's auction matters a lot as teams will be rebuilding, and that exercise will be interesting to watch.

Before the mega auctions, let us look at all The new guidelines and rules that BCC I and IP L governing council have laid out for all ten teams.

- The IP L 2022 auction will take place in a bio-bubble.

- The officials representing the franchises will have to clear COVID-19 tests with negative RT-PCR reports on February 9, 10, and 11. The testing will be conducted by BCC I-accredited medical agency.

- No Right to Match (RTM) option will be available for the team in this auction.

- Only 3 players have been allowed to be retained by the original eight IP L teams, while the two new teams have been allowed 3 draft picks ahead of the auction. It means all the teams will start with a clean slate at the auction.

- The IP L 2022 purse has been raised to Rs 90 crore from Rs 80 crore to accommodate more players, especially from the domestic circuit.

- Participants who have returned to India after overseas trips in the last 15 days will have to undergo 7-day mandatory quarantine and test negative on Day 8 and 9 (twice).

- BCC I will keep a close watch on those arriving at the team hotel on February 11. They will be monitored for COVID-19 symptoms.

- The testing will be conducted between 12 am to 7 am to ensure smooth conduct of the IP L 2022 auction on February 12 and 13. The members will stay in their rooms until declared negative for the virus.

- All the attendees will have to share full details including COVID vaccination results (if any) with the BCC I team.

- All the participants will have to wear masks in the auditorium at the auction table.

The Indian Premier League (IP L) 2022 Player Auction list was revealed last week with a total of 590 cricketers set to go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction which will take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.

Former India pacer Ajit Agargar feels if Virat Kohli can take over the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IP L) 2022, it will be the easiest solution for the franchise. Virat Kohli had stepped down as RCB skipper after IP L 2021 and was retained by the franchise ahead of the mega auction 2022.