Madhya Pradesh did not get the opportunity to host IPL this year, 7 years ago, the last match was held in this city, know the controversy

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Tezzbuzz|18-02-2025

IPL 2025 MP: Not a single IPL match has been played in Madhya Pradesh in the last 7 years. Fans are disappointed at the MPL not getting a chance to host IPL. On January 14 last year, a T20 match was played between India and Afghanistan at Holkar Stadium in Indore. This year it was believed that Indore could definitely get a match, but it did not happen.

9 international and 9 IPL matches so far in Indore

So far, 9 international matches have been played at Holkar Stadium in Indore and the same number of IPL matches have also been held. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the IPL 2025 program on 16 February. This time the IPL will start from 22 March and the final will be played on 25 May at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Match will be played here

Hyderabad, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bengaluru.

There was a dispute over ticket distribution in Indore

In 2017, Kings XI Punjab made Holkar Stadium in Indore its home ground. 8 IPL matches have been played on this ground from 2011 to 2018. In the year 2018, he had distanced his distance from Holkar Stadium over the free passes dispute. After which no franchise turned to Holkar Stadium. Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings mistress Preity Zinta expressed her displeasure over the free pass. At the same time, Preeti had also accused the Indore administration and police of harassing the ticket pass.

This time 74 matches of IPL will be held in 13 cities

According to the schedule of IPL 2025, 74 matches will be played in 13 cities this time. This includes 12 double headers (on the same day, 2 matches in the same stadium). The match will start at 3:30 pm and the evening match will start at 7:30 pm. The first match will be played between defending champions KKR and RCB at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The final match will be held in Kolkata on 25 May.

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