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==Background==
[[Mumbai Indians]] were the two-time defending champions, having won both the [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]] and the [[2022 Indian Premier League final|2020]] seasons.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2019 |title=IPL 2019 Winner: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run to win unprecedented 4th IPL title |work=The Times of India |agency=PTI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mumbai-indians-beat-chennai-super-kings-by-1-run-to-win-unprecedented-4th-ipl-title/articleshow/69298986.cms |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725130919/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mumbai-indians-beat-chennai-super-kings-by-1-run-to-win-unprecedented-4th-ipl-title/articleshow/69298986.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Achal |first=Ashwin |date=10 November 2020 |title=IPL 2020 final: Mumbai Indians beats Delhi Capitals to win fifth title |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-final-mi-vs-dc-mumbai-indians-beat-delhi-capitals-defending-champion-winners-result-score/article33069354.ece |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=The Hindu |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725131037/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-final-mi-vs-dc-mumbai-indians-beat-delhi-capitals-defending-champion-winners-result-score/article33069354.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Although early reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the season,<ref>{{cite web |date=10 December 2020 |title=Time too short for 10-team IPL 2021, addition should happen in 2022: BCCI official |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/time-too-short-for-10-team-ipl-2021-addition-should-happen-in-2022-bcci-official/692735 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210031801/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/time-too-short-for-10-team-ipl-2021-addition-should-happen-in-2022-bcci-official/692735 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |access-date=6 January 2021 |website=[[Times Now News]] |publisher=
On 30 January 2021, the BCCI announced that they expected to host the tournament in India,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 January 2021 |editor-last=Chauhan |editor-first=Aditya |title=BCCI in Talks With Modi-led Government For Vaccination of Cricketers, Confident Of Hosting IPL 2021 In India |url=https://www.india.com/sports/ipl-2021-bcci-confident-of-hosting-ipl-in-india-board-in-talks-with-indian-government-for-vaccination-of-cricketers-4369628/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=[[India.com]] |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130183131/https://www.india.com/sports/ipl-2021-bcci-confident-of-hosting-ipl-in-india-board-in-talks-with-indian-government-for-vaccination-of-cricketers-4369628/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and that the [[UAE]], which had hosted the previous season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], was not being considered as a backup venue.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |others=PTI |title=BCCI looking to get players vaccinated, UAE not a back-up option for IPL |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-looking-to-get-players-vaccinated-uae-not-a-back-up-option-for-ipl-1249660 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130134015/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bcci-looking-to-get-players-vaccinated-uae-not-a-back-up-option-for-ipl-1249660 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |access-date=30 January 2021 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref> On the day of the [[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]], the BCCI also confirmed that [[Vivo (technology company)|Vivo]] had returned as the title sponsor, after it had pulled out of the previous tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pinto |first=Viveat Susan |date=2021-02-18 |title=Vivo returns as title sponsor of IPL in 2021 after one-year gap |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/vivo-returns-as-title-sponsor-of-ipl-in-2021-after-one-year-gap-121021801423_1.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611073237/https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/vivo-returns-as-title-sponsor-of-ipl-in-2021-after-one-year-gap-121021801423_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of late February, the BCCI was considering hosting the tournament in a few shortlisted cities: [[Kolkata]], [[Delhi]], [[Bangalore]], [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Chennai]], with [[Mumbai]] as an additional option.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gollapudi |first=Nagraj |date=7 March 2021 |title=IPL 2021 to kick off on April 9; will be played across six Indian cities |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-to-kick-off-on-april-9-will-be-played-across-six-indian-cities-1254052 |access-date=2022-06-11 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307082654/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-to-kick-off-on-april-9-will-be-played-across-six-indian-cities-1254052 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tagore |first=Vijay |date=26 February 2021 |title=Kolkata, Ahmedabad among 5 centres shortlisted for IPL 2021 |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/116398/kolkata-ahmedabad-among-5-centres-shortlisted-for-ipl-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226155552/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/116398/kolkata-ahmedabad-among-5-centres-shortlisted-for-ipl-2021 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=[[Cricbuzz]]}}</ref>
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