Ahmedabad and Lucknow have been given time till January 22 to finalise the new signings ahead of the mega-auction in February
Mitchell Starc last played in the IPL in 2015 when he was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise.
The Tata Group will be the title sponsor of the IPL from 2022 until 2023 after BCCI terminated Vivo's contract.
The CVC Capital firm purchased the Ahmedabad IPL team for Rs 5625 crore.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels it would be a great decision to stage the entire IPL 2022 across four venues in Maharashtra as well.
The IPL 2022 mega-auction dates and venue might be changed due to the coronavirus surge in India.
The IPL 2022 mega-auction will take place on February 12-13 in Bangalore.
Brian Lara has been appointed as the batting coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team ahead of IPL 2022.
Flower, who coached England to the T20 World Cup title in 2010, is now at the helm of the Saint Lucia Kings.
CSK retained Moeen Ali for Rs 8 crore, after the English all-rounder played a key role in helping MS Dhoni's men win their 4th IPL trophy in the UAE recently.