9 teams in IPL 2021? Adani, Sanjiv Goenka interested in buying new franchise: Report

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November 15, 2020

The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will likely feature nine or 10 teams. Adani Group and Sanjiv Goenka Group are reportedly interested in buying an IPL team for the next year.

In less than 12 hours after the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, the reports of The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) adding a 9th team in IPL made headlines in the country. While a report had suggested that the board was planning to add an IPL team to recover for the losses incurred, there have been multiple occasions when such reports have made headlines.

The IPL franchises have been asked to wait for a month and the apex board will soon deliver an official word regarding it. Presently, there are eight teams in IPL.

Even though the board hasn't officially said anything about the new IPL team, a report in Mumbai Mirror suggests that Adani Group and Sanjiv Goenka Group are interested parties and might bid for the ninth team. A few others are also in the fray.

Should Sanjiv Goenka Group buy an IPL team, they will mark a comeback in IPL. They had bought Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in IPL 2016 and 2017. RPS had failed to qualify for the playoffs in the first season but they made a strong comeback next year and played the final. Mumbai Indians had won IPL 2017 in a final-ball thriller. Former India captain MS Dhoni had led RPS in the first season. He was replaced by Steve Smith for IPL 2017.

The board's decision regarding the new team will also have a major impact on the IPL 2021 auction. It might organise a mega-auction if new team/teams are added for IPL 2021.

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Saffron wave sweeps Udupi during PM Modi’s roadshow

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November 28,2025

Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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