BCCI hasn't announced the number of teams for IPL auction 2011

The fourth edition of IPL is near to begin and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has still not declared the number of teams for IPL season 4. There is no any clear official announcement whether 8 teams or 10 teams will participate in this players' auction which will be planned on 8 and 9 January, 2011 in Bangalore. With no clarification about how many teams will be coming for auction, it seems as dubious. What a great IPL tragedy!!

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There is doubt about the number of teams because of current official clash between BCCI and two barred franchises, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab. Rajasthan and Punjab were discarded from the IPL due to uncertain ownership rights and failure in showing shareholding pattern to the IPL governing council. Then both franchises moved towards Bombay High Court for negotiation and termination of them considered bias by the Court. So, teams are back to BCCI by receiving stay order from the High Court against the BCCI's termination.

Before few days, Indian cricket fraternity rife were caught with the conjecture on prospect of two franchises-Rajasthan and Punjab. Few bases also suggested that Board is ready to allow all ten t [...]


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