2021 Indian Premier League

The 2021 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 14, will be the fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. It is set to be played between April and May 2021.[1] Mumbai Indians are the two times defending champions, having won both the 2019 and the 2020 seasons.[2][3]

2021 Indian Premier League
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double Round-robin and Playoffs
Host(s) India
Participants8
Official websitewww.iplt20.com
Teams
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore

Background

Although earlier reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the season,[4][5][6] the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in their 89th AGM announced that there would not be any additional teams for this season and the inclusion of two new teams should happen only in 2022.[7][8]

On 30 January 2021, the BCCI confirmed that they were confident to host the tournament in India. They also said that UAE wasn't being considered as a backup venue.[1]

Personnel changes
Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The released players were announced on 20 January 2021. Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell were the prominent names among the released players. Piyush Chawla, the costliest Indian player at the 2020 auction, was also released.[9]

The players' auction is scheduled to be held on 18 February 2021 in Chennai.[10] 1,097 cricketers registered for the auction, including 186 players with international caps.[11]

References
  1. "BCCI looking to get players vaccinated, UAE not a back-up option for IPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Mumbai trump Super Kings to win record fourth IPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Trent Boult and Rohit Sharma help dominant Mumbai Indians coast to fifth IPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "Await ten team IPL in 2021". The Island Online. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "Time too short for 10-team IPL 2021, addition should happen in 2022: BCCI official". Times Now News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. "IPL 2021 New Team : Guwahati wants IPL team, BCCI official says 'not possible at this stage'". InsideSport. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. "BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022 at AGM in Ahmedabad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "BCCI approves 10 teams in IPL 2022; backs cricket's inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics". Times Now News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. "IPL 2021: Who will be retained, and who will be released?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. "IPL 2021 player auction to be held on February 18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. "1097 players register for 2021 IPL auction". CricBuzz. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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