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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 11:23, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2026 Indian Premier League (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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2027 Indian Premier League (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Only the dates have been announced, WP:TOOSOON and fails WP:SIGCOV for now. Tried redirecting, but others disagree. Vestrian24Bio 10:52, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, Cricket, and India. Vestrian24Bio 10:52, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strongly oppose Considering the history from 2007, it is inevitable that the season will happen. It's not 2 years later to be too soon. It is 2026, literally 1 year left. FIFA and world cups also shouldn't have an article from now if going by yours. It's pointless to make it a redirect too. Just let it be in its present stage. The auction is also set to take place this year. 223.185.44.207 (talk) 06:54, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OSE. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:06, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete no useful and significant coverage about the 2026 and 2027 events currently exists. Don't need the 2026 article until late 2025 and the 2027 article a year after that- as that is when significant information like squad retentions are generally announced. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:56, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Draftify. WP:TOOSOON. –Aidan721 (talk) 13:14, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Case of WP:TOOSOON with no significant coverage that is obvious since it's an event expected year later. Better to recreate when closer or at time of event when more coverage will emerge in secondary independent reliable sources. RangersRus (talk) 17:28, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• I've cut the articles down to comment out any empty tables, playoff brackets etc... Then I've focused the rest on the speculative nature. I certainly don't think it's legitimate to say at this point that the same ten teams will compete in 2026, let alone 2027. It's likely, sure, but IPL teams have been suspended or folded in the past and expansions have happened. For some reason the number of games in 2027 was given as 94, ten more than in 2026. I don't know why as the information in the article suggested the format would be the same. The statement that not many personnel changes can be expected is clearly massively speculative at best as well. When you cut these down there's not a lot left. We should probably redirect the articles to the core IPL article for now and keep a watching brief. I'd be happy to establish as a way forward that articles be created a month prior to the auction date for the next year's tournament, but they need to not be full of empty tables and so on until there is anything to add to them. Blue Square Thing (talk) 17:31, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's also worth pointing out that a) the start date for the 2025 season changed in 13 Feb 25 - despite out article stating that it would defiitely start on a different date; b) if this is deleted it will simply end up being re-created very quickly Blue Square Thing (talk) 18:10, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"It will be quickly recreated" isn't a valid reason to keep. If this gets deleted then recreation can be solved by WP:G4 and create protection. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:01, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I was just being practical - and I'm not suggesting we keep the article at all (I've added bolding to show this now). If we want to protect it then great, do that. Fwiw I just restored a redirect from 2025–26 Big Bash League season which was a very similar article to these two. Blue Square Thing (talk) 09:29, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete– No doubt it is a noteworthy event but it is still early to write about it. Let's wait a few months and create a more detailed article using RS as there have been no/major developments apart from the dates being announced. EmilyR34 (talk) 08:58, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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