IPL 2022 Retention: Lucknow, Ahmedabad IPL franchises given time till January 22 to complete player signing
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Lucknow and Ahmedabad- have reportedly been given time till January 22, 2022 to complete their player signing process. The two teams got their formal clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on January 12, 2022. The two teams can sign up a maximum of three players each with not more than one overseas player ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. While the Ahmedabad franchise is owned by CVC Capital, Lucknow franchise is owned by RPSG Group.As per media reports, the two new franchises have time till 5 pm on January 22 to complete their signings. The IPL 2022 Mega auction is scheduled to be held on February 12-13, 2022. Note: The signing cost of an uncapped player will be Rs 4 crore, same as it was for the eight original teams. The two new IPL franchises, however, cannot sign up more than one uncapped player.