IPL 2023 will start on March 31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 70 league matches will happen in this year’s Indian Premier League season. 10 teams will compete against each other to win the prestigious trophy. The format of the league round is similar to 2022, but the teams will play in the previous home-and-away format again.
Like every season, the BCCI has introduced some new rules for the upcoming Indian Premier League tournament. Many things will happen for the first time in IPL 2023, and here’s a list of five such things.
1. DRS option for wide and no-ball in IPL 2023
Fans would have noticed in the ongoing Women’s Premier League that teams can take DRS for wide and no-ball decisions as well. Even in IPL, this rule will be applicable as the teams can challenge decisions from the umpire regarding wide and no-ball.
2. Team from Gujarat in first match of IPL season
IPL started in 2008, and the upcoming season will be the first time a team from Gujarat will participate in the first match. Gujarat Titans will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings in this season’s opener.
3. IPL 2023 will head to Lucknow and Guwahati
Uttar Pradesh’s city Lucknow and Assam’s city Guwahati will play host to IPL matches for the first time this year. Lucknow is the home ground of Lucknow Super Giants, while Guwahati is the adopted home venue of the Rajasthan Royals.
4. Kane Williamson vs. SRH
For the first time in his IPL career, Kane Williamson will play for a team other than SunRisers Hyderabad. The New Zealand captain will turn up for the Gujarat Titans in this season.
5. CSK without Suresh Raina at Chepauk
IPL 2023 will be the first season, where the Chennai Super Kings will play matches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium without Suresh Raina in the squad. Raina was the backbone of the team for many seasons.
