Overview
- IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said Thursday the league will target 94 games from 2028 and keep the field at 10 teams.
- The format would restore a full home-and-away league, giving each team 18 matches and a single, easy-to-follow table.
- The ICC’s international schedule is locked through 2027, so the expansion depends on securing a bigger tournament window after that cycle.
- The BCCI plans to seek a roughly two-and-a-half-month IPL slot because TV partners resist more double-headers that split audiences and cut ad revenue.
- The push aligns with the 2028 media-rights sale and the first season after a mega auction, which will shape scheduling and commercial terms.