Overview
- The IPL chairman, who spoke Thursday to the Financial Times, said moving from 74 to 94 games needs a larger international window.
- The current ICC Future Tours Programme runs to 2027 and limits the league to roughly mid‑March through May in India.
- Stretching into June is off the table because the monsoon hits southern venues, while cramming in more double-headers hurts TV reach.
- The BCCI is not adding new teams now and will first pursue more matches once a bigger slot is secured in the next calendar cycle.
- Dhumal flagged fewer bilateral series and a possible September–October slot as future options, while noting rising player workload across three formats.