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As known to everyone, the ever-exciting Indian Premier League has expanded to 10 teams now, with two new franchises - Lucknow and Ahmedabad - set to make their debut from the 2022 season onwards. Both the teams have already started their preparations in full swing and there is already so much excitement among the cricket lovers.
Here is everything you need to know about the two new IPL franchises:
Who are the team owners?
Lucknow: RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group bought the Lucknow franchise for INR 7090 crores.
Ahmedabad: CVC Capital Partners bought the Ahmedabad franchise for INR 5,625 crores.
Where can you find latest updates on both sides?
Lucknow: To know about all the happenings around Team Lucknow, click here.
Ahmedabad: To know about all the happenings around Team Ahmedabad, click here.
Who are the captains of two teams?
Lucknow: KL Rahul will lead the Lucknow franchise in IPL 2022.
Ahmedabad: Hardik Pandya will lead the Ahmedabad franchise in IPL 2022.
Who are the 3 draft picks of both sides?
Lucknow: KL Rahul (17 crores), Marcus Stoinis (9.2 crores), Ravi Bishnoi (4 crores)
Ahmedabad: Hardik Pandya (15 crores), Rashid Khan (15 crores), Shubman Gill (8 crores)
How much purse do they have for IPL 2022 mega auctions?
Lucknow: Money spent - INR 31 crores, Purse remaining - INR 59 crores
Ahmedabad: Money spent - INR 38 crores, Purse remaining - INR 52 crores
Any details about the coaching staff?
Lucknow: Andy Flower (Head Coach), Vijay Dahiya (Assistant Coach), Gautam Gambhir (Mentor)
Ahmedabad: Ashish Nehra (Head Coach), Vikram Solanki (Team Director), Gary Kirsten (Mentor)
What is the home ground of two new teams?
Lucknow: Ekana Cricket Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium (Capacity: 132,000)
Many details around the name of both franchises, the rest of coaching staff, management etc. will also be revealed in the coming days. The squads of Lucknow and Ahmedabad will be out after IPL 2022 mega auctions which are all set to take place in Bengaluru on Feb 12-13.
