IPL 2022: 25% crowd to be allowed till April 15

BCCI and the Maharashtra government have decided to allow 25% crowd capacity for the first phase of the IPL 2022 from March 26 to April 15. "A decision to increase the crowd capacity for the second phase will be taken later, depending on the Covid situation," a source told TOI. On Wednesday, Aaditya Thackeray, who is the minister for tourism and environment in the state government, and Maharashtra guardian minister Eknath Shinde held a meeting with BCCI's acting CEO Hemang Amin and key officials of the Mumbai Cricket Association regarding the arrangements for the tournament. The meeting was held at the Sahyadri Guest House in Malabar Hill.

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The BCCI has identified five practice venues in Mumbai for the league stage of IPL 2022 - the MCA ground in BKC, the Brabourne Stadium at the Cricket Club of India, DY Patil Stadium, the Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai, and the MCA ground in Thane. The forthcoming edition of the IPL will start from March 26 with a game between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium, and end on May 22 (Sunday). There will be 12 double-headers in the league this time. Each team will be based in a separate hotel to ensure that the bio-secure environment is created and maintained at each of the hotels with "dedicated areas" for the teams. A green corridor will be created for the teams to ensure a "safe passage and smooth movement" of the 10 teams for matches and practice. "With 70 matches of the IPL 2022