As per the report, the Board Of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to take a call on the possible windows to complete the rest of the IPL 2021 in its upcoming Special General Meeting on May 29. However, the board is looking forward to hosting the remaining 31 games in the UAE in the September-October window after the end of India’s tour of England as well.

Notably, India will start its UK tour from June 18 where they will take on New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Test Championship and then they will play against England in a five-match Test series which will start from August 4. However, the tour will end on September 14 and it will give BCCI a window between September 15 to October 15 to host the cash-rich league as well.

“If that gap can be reduced to four, it will allow BCCI five extra days to make use of,” The Times of India quoted a source as saying. “If we can have those extra days eked out from India-England schedule, then it adds to the window.”

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“If not (able to reduce the gap) then within these 30 days, a full day will have to be set aside for the Indian team and the English cricketers to travel from the UK to the UAE, five days will have to be set aside for the knockouts later. That will leave the BCCI with 24 days to conclude 27 matches. This window has four weekends available, which means a total of eight Saturdays and Sundays for double-headers, that can accommodate 16 matches. That will leave the BCCI with 11 matches to be held in 19 days. That’s a week extra,” TOI quoted sources as saying.

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Since the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will take place later this year in India, BCCI thinks the IPL will serve as a ‘perfect platform’ for the players to prepare as well.