Yes, it's likely to happen but what states are going to be included? Does anyone have an idea about it?
Pune will be a strong contender and then Gujarat might get a team and it would be great if we have a team from Kerala as well.
If I am not wrong once IPL hosted with 9 teams which includes Kerala but they never appeared anymore.
Team Kochi was banned because the team failed to provide the bank guarantee and there was a legal battle and the team owners won the case and BCCI was asked to pay over 500 crore INR but no idea whether it is settled or not. If more teams are added there is a possibility that Kochi will get a team if the BCCI did not pay that settlement.
Sacking Kohli is not the solution, appointing strong selectors seems right solution to me. If BCCI wants to solve this situation for good (although according to them its not a big issue, or there is virtually no problem in the current system) then everyone/majority of em need to be strong enough to stand against the bullying which Virat does sometimes.
The pool of players India has is appreciated by all the experts around the globe and every selectors and the captain will have their politics on which members needed to be in the team. This is nothing new and it is been followed for decades and it will continue like that in the future