IPL 2022: BCCI to announce 2 new teams on Monday; potential owners, including Man United bosses, in Dubai

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Dubai, October 25: The D-day is here as BCCI is set to unveil two new Indian Premier League (IPL) teams on Monday (October 25), and the bidders have reached Dubai for the process.

The bidding party includes owners of Manchester United -- the Glazer family -- as they are trying to ensure the ownership of one team in the IPL 2022.

Sources in the know of developments confirmed the presence of the Manchester United owners in the UAE for the big day.

"Yes, they are here. We will know by afternoon on which two cities have teams and who are the owners," a source was quoted as saying by the ANI.

Manchester United owners showing interest to be a part of the IPL 2022 may be one of the reasons why the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on September 21 informed they have decided to extend the date for purchasing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the right to own and operate one of two proposed new IPL teams document till October 10 from the initial deadline of October 5.

Earlier, sources in the know of this development had confirmed the interest shown by Manchester United owners.

"Well yes, it is true that they have shown interest and that may be one of the reasons why the dateline was extended by the BCCI. IPL is not just restricted to India, it is a global entity now," the source pointed out.

The Governing Council of the IPL had issued the 'Invitation to Tender' ("ITT") document available on payment of the non-refundable tender fees on August 31, 2021.

"Pursuant to request from interested parties, the BCCI has now decided to extend the date for purchasing the ITT document till October 10, 2021," BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said in a statement.

The BCCI has identified six cities as potential base for the new teams and as things stand now, Ahmedabad and Lucknow are frontrunners.