The IPL franchises wish their fans Happy Holi and share pictures and videos of the occasion

The IPL franchises wish their fans Happy Holi and share pictures and videos of the occasion

Holi is being celebrated across the whole of India today (18th March 2022). The festival of Holi mainly signifies the victory of good over evil. This is the day when the Hindu god, Vishnu, protected Prahlad and the nemesis, Holika was burnt to ashes. And, to celebrate this auspicious occasion, several cricketers & IPL Franchises have taken to social media to send their wishes. 

The 10 franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have shared Holi wishes and videos and pictures with their fans on their official social media accounts. Preparations are underway in all franchise camps for the IPL 2022 season to start on March 26. As the festival of colors wore on this Friday, all of the teams celebrated in different ways. The Mumbai Indians (MI) posted a video of skipper Rohit Sharma interacting with his wife Ritika Sajdeh. Delhi Capitals uploaded a clip of Rishabh Pant and Co. playing Holi with each other.

Gujarat Titans shared a picture of their skipper Hardik Pandya with brother Krunal and KL Rahul. While Rahul will captain the Lucknow Super Giants, Krunal will be playing for the same franchise. Rajasthan Royals shared a video of their players in quarantine. The cricketers received a note wishing them Holi and had to guess who sent it to them.

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Here’s a compilation of the Holi wishes and celebrations of all IPL franchises:

IPL 2022 schedule and format

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League will be held from March 26 to May 29. The season will begin with a contest between last year’s finalists Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. A total of 70 matches will be played in the league stage across four venues in Mumbai and Pune. With 10 teams taking part this time, the format has been tweaked slightly.

The teams have been divided into two virtual groups of five each. However, the schedule has been created in a manner that all teams still end up playing 14 matches each. The playoffs format remains the same with two qualifiers and one eliminator. There will be a total of 12 double-headers during IPL 2022. The first double-header will be played on March 27 with a day match between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The night game of the double-header will be played between the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

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