KOLKATA: The Indian Premier League (IPL), which started off with eight teams playing 14 home and away matches each, will adopt another new format in the coming season for the fifth edition of the T20 extravaganza.
Next year, the nine teams in the fray will play 16 matches each. According to sources, this means each team is now going to play eight home games. There will also be an additional four play-off matches which will take the total tally of games in the tournament to 76.
Sources said the play-off matches will be held in Bangalore and Chennai. The tournament is scheduled to be played from April 4 to May 27.
Meanwhile, the governing council of the IPL has decided to increase the numbers of players allowed in each squad. From the existing number of 30, IPL teams can go up to 33 players per squad. There will also be 11 foreign players instead of 10.
Importantly, the 2012 auction will be held in January and each team will get a purse of $2 million. The trading window will be operational from December 15, 2011 to January 20, 2012. Also, it has been decided no uncapped player will be paid more than Rs 30 lakh.
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