5 Reasons why TV viewership of IPL 2022 got reduced

3) Mega Auction spreading favorite players of fans in different teams

This season witnessed the biggest IPL auction, as almost all teams lost a few of their key players. With the Mega Auction being held a few months ago, and the addition of two new franchises, the stars were spread across 10 teams this time around. This meant that several fanbases of players had to shift their loyalty to another franchise, something which they might not have been ready to do.

For instance, David Warner, who had donned in the Sunrisers Hyderabad Jersey in the last decade, was not retained by his franchise. The Australian was instead picked up by Delhi Capitals in the mega auction. Fans have been used to seeing the likes of Hardik Pandya at Mumbai Indians, and Yuzvendra Chahal at Royal Challengers Bangalore, both of whom found their home in new franchises this season.

With reputed stars swapping their teams, this could have had a major impact on the mindset of the IPL fans, who are used to seeing their favorite players compete for the same franchise over the years.