IPL 2022 – Franchises Protest Mumbai Indians Home Advantage: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a new task at hand. Some of the IPL Franchises have raised objections on potential ‘home advantage’ to Mumbai Indians (MI). According to a report by TOI some of the franchises are protesting that as 55 of the 70 league games will be played in Mumbai, MI will get undue home advantage: Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022: IPL Teams ‘RAISE OBJECTIONS’ with BCCI, asks why Mumbai Indians getting ‘HOME ADVANTAGE’? Check Details
Why Home Advantage to MI? As per a report by TOI, few franchises have voiced their reservations against Mumbai Indians enjoying undue home advantage.
The report states that some of the franchises are not comfortable with the idea of Mumbai Indians playing at their ‘home ground’ of Wankhede Stadium.
As things stand, BCCI has identified Maharashtra as the venue for the league stage with 70 league games spread across Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil stadium in Mumbai and the Gahunje Stadium in Pune. A BCCI team is likely to do a final recce.
“None of the other teams are getting home matches. It will be unfair if MI play a lot of their matches at Wankhede, which has been their den for years. The franchises have raised this concern. The franchises don’t have an issue with Mumbai Indians play bulk of their matches at DY Patil stadium and in Pune. Even the Brabourne stadium is fine. Hopefully, the BCCI will look into the matter,” a franchise source is quoted in the report.
IPL 2022: Franchises unhappy with Mumbai Indians “home advantage” as BCCI identify Wankhede as venue
Last year, during the Phase 1 held in India, the BCCI had ensured that no teams played games at their home venues.
Mumbai Indians themselves were made to play five games at “alien conditions” in Chennai. And Chennai Super Kings some of their matches in Mumbai. All the 8 IPL Teams were not given any home matches.
Protesting Franchises want BCCI to intervene: The IPL Governing Council is scheduled to meet today. The matter is likely to be addressed by GC Members.
IPL 2022: IPL GC Meeting LIVE Updates & agenda
- Decision on IPL 2022 full schedule
- IPL 2022 Venues
- Discuss potential venues for playoffs. Ahmedabad is the prime contender.
- Final decision on the start date. March 26 is the date IPL will start barring any last-minute change.
- Issue Raised by IPL Franchises in regard to Mumbai Indians getting home advantage. IPL GC will discuss the matter.
- Release of IPL Media Rights Tender
- Other operational matters around IPL 2022 are also on agenda
All IPL Governing council members including Chairman Brijesh Patel will attend the meeting on Thursday. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly will join the meeting virtually from London.
IPL GC will also has another challenge at hand. BCCI will have to arrange for practice venues for all 10 teams.
The Reliance Cricket Stadium in Navi Mumbai and the Bandra Kurla Complex facilities could be used as options, with the former having served as a training facility for the Mumbai Indians – Follow the space for LATEST UPDATES
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