As the BCCI is all set to release the final schedule of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), some reports suggest that other franchises have expressed reservations over Mumbai Indians’ home advantage as they will get some matches at Wankhede Stadium.
Notable that IPL 2022 is likely to be played across 4 stadiums in Mumbai and Pune. Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, Reliance Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and Maharashtra Cricket Ground Pune are the four venues that have been finalized for the league stage.
But other franchises want that Mumbai Indians shouldn’t get games at Wankhede Stadium as it would be unfair to other teams, like in IPL 2021 when none of the teams played at their home venue.
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“It will be unfair if MI play a lot of their matches at Wankhede in IPL 2022”
“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 said as per TOI.
The idea to organize the whole league stage is to avoid air travel which was supposed to be the biggest reason for the Covid outbreak last season.
“Air travel of so many teams is the biggest threat of an outbreak. BCCI doesn’t really want to take chances. The first objective is to complete the league in time in India. No one can predict when another wave may start,” a BCCI official said.
BCCI is also considering the possibility of allowing some fans in the stadium as Covid cases keep going down. The tournament is likely to begin in the last week of March and will go on till the last week of May.
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