India, March 24 -- The BCCI has tightened its operational framework for IPL 2026 with a fresh addendum to the season guidelines, expanding restrictions around training access, match-day preparation, support staff movement and presentation protocols. The latest directions, first detailed by Cricbuzz, come less than three weeks after franchises were sent the board's March 12 practice note, which had already imposed stricter controls on net usage, practice matches and access to the main square.

This new addendum is not a standalone instruction. It builds directly on the earlier March 12 directives and, taken together, the two communications now form a far more detailed operating code for franchises ahead of the new season. The earlier note ...