IPL 2022: How long will the pitches hold up?
Unlike in UAE, where tired pitches played spoilsport, the four venues for this year's IPL are likely to offer proper T20 wicketsMUMBAI: The fact that the entire league stage of IPL 2022, the biggest so far with 70 matches and two new teams, will be played at just four venues in Maharashtra raises a genuine concern: will the pitches hold up for that long? The unprecedented load on all the four venues - the Wankhede Stadium (20 matches), DY Patil Stadium (20 matches), the Brabourne Stadium at CCI and the MCA international Stadium (15 matches each) over the next month-and-a-half means that all eyes will be on the pitches in a tournament which has normally been played on a home and away basis. "Each venue has five pitches. This will ensure that the pitches are rotated," Nadim Memon, the ground in-charge at all the three IPL venues in Mumbai and also a member of Mumbai Cricket Association's apex council, told TOI.
