Cricket-Pandya, Rahul to lead new teams, IPL to begin in March


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  • Saturday, 22 Jan 2022

Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Super 12 - Group 2 - India v Scotland - Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - November 5, 2021 India's Hardik Pandya takes a catch to dismiss Scotland's Chris Greaves REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead Ahmedabad and batsman KL Rahul will captain Lucknow when the franchises make their debuts in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in March.

The 15th edition of the world's richest Twenty20 league will be a 10-team affair with the inclusion https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-premier-league-unveils-lucknow-ahmedabad-franchises-2021-10-25 of the two new franchises, who paid a combined $1.71 billion to be part of the competition.

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