On Friday, IPL announced the schedule for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. The tournament would start on March 31st and the final will be played on May 28th. The tournament will happen in 12 venues. On that note, here, we take a look at the list of confirmed venues for IPL 2023.
List of 12 confirmed venues for IPL 2023
The Indian Premier League has always been on the path of expansion. Last season, two new teams were introduced to the competition. Hence, the home venues for Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants will also be a part of the venues for IPL. Adding to this, Guwahati and Dharamshala will also host a few games in the upcoming edition of IPL. While Guwahati will be the home of Rajasthan Royals for a few encounters, Dharamshala will be the home venue for Punjab Kings for a few games.
Here are the cities that will host IPL 2023:
- Ahmedabad
- Mohali
- Bengaluru
- Mumbai
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- Delhi
- Hyderabad
- Jaipur
- Lucknow
- Dharamshala
- Guwahati
The return of the old IPL vibe
After COVID, IPL had not been happening in the usual home-and-away method. While IPL 2020 completely happened in the UAE, IPL 2021 happened partly in India and the UAE. The last edition happened completely in India. However, in this method, only fans from a few cities were getting a chance to watch the games. This was also affecting the revenue model for the teams.
However, for the next season, IPL will adopt its old home-and-away fixture method for the games. With this, the old vibes of IPL would return. In the last three years, franchises had lost connect with the home fans because they were not getting to play in front of them. However, that will change now. This means that MS Dhoni will be back at Chennai and Virat Kohli would return to play at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
