Great News For Cricket Fans As BCCI Confirms Dates For IPL 2020
Great News For Cricket Fans As BCCI Confirms Dates For IPL 2020
Great News For Cricket Fans As BCCI Confirms Dates For IPL 2020 KEY POINTS BCCI has confirmed IPL 2020 will begin on Sept. 19 The final is scheduled to take place in November IPL 2020 will mostly be held in the UAE The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly confirmed that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played this year. According to the Indian cricket website Cricbuzz, the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel has revealed that the much-awaited T20 league will commence on Sept. 19 and the final will be played on Nov. 8. The report has further disclosed that more details including teams’ departure and the full schedule of the tournament will be
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learned after the IPL Governing Council meeting, which is due to take place next week. Since India’s coronavirus pandemic condition is getting worse with every passing day, the BCCI has chosen the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the host of the 13th edition of the IPL. While the BCCI is yet to receive clearance from the Indian government, they are confident about hosting the entire tournament in the UAE. The country has some experience of hosting the IPL as a part of IPL 2014 was played there because of the general elections in India. It was earlier reported that the cricket board has written to the Indian government seeking permission for the IPL 2020 to be shifted to the UAE and also obtain the required travel permission for the players and team officials. The postponed of the Men's T20 World Cup, which was scheduled to be held from Oct.18 to Nov. 15, by the
International Cricket Council opened up a window for the IPL. Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be in action for India against Zimbabwe next month. Photo: Getty Images After cricket being suspended for more than three months, the action returned with England taking on West Indies earlier this month. The IPL news is expected to excite the fans as they will finally be able to watch their heroes such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, David Warner, MS Dhoni, and AB de Villiers once again on the field. Moreover, the fans have not watched Dhoni in action since India’s heartbreaking semi-final loss to New Zealand at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
IPL 2020 Likely To Take Place In September After World T20 2020 Gets Postponed: Report KEY POINTS IPL 2020 could begin Sept. 26, according to reports BCCI is planning to shift this year's IPL to the UAE The final is expected to be played either Nov. 7 or 8 The arguably most-awaited cricket tournament of the calendar year, Indian Premier League (IPL) could be played September with the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 officially postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. IPL, which is usually played between March and May every year, is reportedly set to be shifted to the United Arab Emirates and could begin Sept. 26. The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently postponed the T20 World Cup 2020, which was originally scheduled to be played in Australia from October to November. It will now be held either 2021 or 2022. With the World Cup making way off the calendar, it has given a chance for the IPL to finally take place and, according to renowned cricket
website ESPN Cricinfo, the entire tournament will be played in the UAE and the final is expected to be played on either Nov. 7 or 8. The report has also revealed that the BCCI has written to the Indian government seeking permission for the tournament to be shifted to the UAE and also obtain the required travel permission for the players and officials of the teams. Earlier this year when the pandemic shook the world first, the BCCI had suspended the IPL indefinitely which was supposed to commence March 29. With over a million cases at present, India is currently the third most affected country in the world after the U.S. And Brazil and has officially recorded over 26,000 deaths. Speaking in an interview, IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel has said that the Indian board will seek the government’s permission in the next couple of weeks regarding IPL’s plans. "Hopefully, in the next couple of weeks (BCCI) will seek clearances from the government for the tournament (IPL) to be played in the UAE. The UAE government offered us to host the IPL in their country and we are very much
aware of the facilities and situation there. The IPL (first leg) was played there (UAE) in 2014 so we know what we are looking at," Patel added. India teammates Virat Kohli, M.S. Dhoni and Rohit Sharma will be captains of Royal Challengers, Super Kings and the Indians, respectively. In this picture, India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with captain Kohli, Dhoni and Sharma after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella (not pictured). Photo: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Four-time winners Mumbai Indians are the defending champions. They defeated MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by just one run in the final last year that was played in Hyderabad.
IPL 2020 Dates Confirmed: Logistical Problems That Lie Ahead For Taking IPL 13 To UAE © Provided by India.Com When IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed the dates for the start of season 13, there was a huge sense of joy among the fans, who had already been facing the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic. The news came as a breath of fresh air and brought relief to most cricket fans, who had not got to see their stars take to the field. But the logistical challenges that the board will have to face amid the pandemic are huge. To take a tournament – which is held in India to the UAE is no mean feat. According to a report in The Times of India, franchises want to assemble their players three weeks prior to the tournament – which would mean mid-August. So, how would that happen? Over 1200 people, including
players, support staff, officials from different parts of the world have to be brought together. The traveling and then the bio-bubble that the UAE has put in place for health reasons would include multiple testing and quarantine. In order to speed up the process of assembling players from different parts of the globe, team owners have been asked to help out with private planes and visas. ”These plans need to be worked out thoroughly”, said a source to TOI. Well, BCCI has shifted the tournament out of the country on two occasions, but this time the time period is short and the scenario completely different, which makes it doubly tough. ”IPL’s biggest responsibility will be to put a well-panned bio-secure bubble in place”, said a source. Before the departure, every individual will take two COVID-19 tests 72 hours prior to travel and test again on arrival, that is difficult. Also one of the
major reasons why IPL has agreed to shift the tournament to UAE is because there are two grounds and both are on the outskirts of the city. ”This is too scary. There are so many questions. How will the players fly? When? Are we supposed to do our own bookings? What about the operational procedures?” Three franchises told TOI.
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