New Delhi, Nov 11 — The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has put an end to speculation that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will expand from 10 teams to 12 in 2028, with secretary Devajit Saikia telling news agency PTI on Wednesday that the board has not discussed the idea at all.

Source: PTI via The Sports Tak

"We have neither discussed formally nor informally the possibility of the IPL becoming a 12-team affair in 2028. It is not in our scope at this stage," Saikia told PTI, dismissing the reports linking two new franchises to the league's next media rights cycle as speculation.

Media reports in recent days had said the BCCI was exploring two new teams for the 2028 season, with Pune and Vadodara named as leading contenders, timed to the 2028–2032 media rights cycle. Saikia's statement makes clear no such plan is before the board, PTI reported via Circle of Cricket.

Source: PTI via Circle of Cricket

"We are concerned about the IPL of 2027, which is going to be the 20th edition of the IPL. So it will be a big affair. We are concerned about that and we are not considering anything beyond that," Saikia said. The 2027 edition is scheduled to start in March 2027.

No purse hike either, mini-auction on December 16

Saikia also denied reports of an increase in the franchise salary purse from Rs 125 crore to Rs 150 crore. "There is nothing of that sort regarding an increase in the salary purse. The mega auction will be sometime next year. This time it will not be a mega auction. Our auction is going to take place on December 16, which will be the last year of the cycle. Thereafter, we will take a call," he told PTI. The December 16 auction for IPL 2027 will be held in Goa, reports said.

The IPL last expanded in 2022, when the Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans took the league from eight teams to ten. With the BCCI's denial, the league will stay at ten teams for the foreseeable future, and any expansion decision will only be considered after the current cycle ends.