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The third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will now be played in India. The league's chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi announced on Tuesday that the matches will be played in four new venues in India.
The tournament will commence from March 12 .The final match will be played on April 25. The 60-game tournament will feature a third-place playoff between the losing semi-finalists and the winner can get a chance to qualify for the Champions League.
The opening game will be played in Hyderabad, where defending champions Deccan Chargers will face Kolkata Knight Riders. Bangalore will host both the semi-finals. The venue of the final is yet to be decided.
The tournament will also see the induction of Indian Cricket League (IPL) players. The fourth edition of IPL in 2011 will include two new teams.
The new venues for IPL are Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala They will be new home of Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, respectively.
The IPL governing body also said that rebel ICL players who accepted the Indian cricket board's amnesty may be paid anything between Rs.800, 000 to Rs.2 million and players with international experience will be auctioned.
The governing body also decided that it would use the services of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).
