BCCI is considering organizing the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between September 25 and November 1 hoping the current lockdown restrictions would have been eased by then. While the board is yet to confirm anything, they have started working with the IPL franchises to get things underway.
One of the sources of Ians said, “It is still early days as a lot of other things have to fall in place for this to materialize, but yes, the BCCI is looking at a September 25-November 1 window provided the number of cases in the country comes down and the government does give a go-ahead. As I said, a lot of things do need to fall in place, but yes these dates are being talked about and contingency planning is on.”
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The officials have been hoping that the situation will improve to such an extent that a large-scale tournament like IPL can be held in the country.
Describing the same, an IPL official said, “Yes, we have been told that we should plan with an eye on these dates, and in fact, we are looking to plan our build-up in such a manner. But then again, it all depends on the country’s position with regards to the pandemic. There is no denying that we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that the government will continue with the brilliant job they have done and we will see a drop in the number of cases per day.”
BCCI has informed IPL teams of the window but an official said clarity will come only by mid-August when they managed to start some preparations.
Australia is expected to host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in October this year. However, there’s uncertainty over its fate and the latest development has only given more credence to the claims that it may be canceled or postponed.
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Describing the same, the official said, “Yes, we have been told about the window, but nothing yet on the venues or how to go about the logistics. We need to understand those sides as part of the next step of preparation as foreign players will need to come in. I am sure we will get more clarity as time moves forward as preparations will start say around mid-August if we have to play our first match around the end of September.”
