New Delhi, Nov 16 : Adani Group, owned by Gautam Adani, and RPSG, owned by Sanjeev Goenka, have emerged as front runners to own additional Indian Premier League (IPL) teams. The IPL currently comprises eight franchises.
Talks have been going on for a ninth IPL team, but there is a possibility that both groups could get to own teams taking the count of number of teams to 10 in the lucrative league.
The Motera Stadium, near Ahmedabad, getting a makeover with an increased capacity is likely to be a base for an IPL team.
However, there is still speculation whether the additional IPL team, or teams, will compete in the 2021 IPL or the year after that. If it happens in the 2021 season, a major auction is likely to take place before that.
Goenka had earlier owned a team, the Rising Pune Supergiant, that competed the 2016 and 2017 IPL when Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were banned from IPL due to the spot-fixing controversy.
Adani has publicly shown interest in owning an IPL team in the past.
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