Indian Premier League Set To Be Played From September 19 To November 8 In The UAE: Reports

Indian Premier League Set To Be Played From September 19 To November 8 In The UAE: Reports

New Delhi: The most awaited Indian Premier League will start on September 19 in UAE with the final slated on November 8, sources in the BCCI told to PTI on Thursday. Although the IPL  Governing Council will meet next week to chalk out the final details and approve the schedule.

"IPL in all likelihood will start on September 19 (Saturday) and the final will be held on November 8 (Sunday). It is a 51-day window which will suit the franchises as well as the broadcasters and other stakeholders," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Indian Premier League to start on September 19 in the UAE with final slated on November 8: IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel tells PTI. #IPL

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The IPL has been made possible by the ICC's decision to postpone the October-November T20 World Cup in Australia due to the coronavirus pandemic to which the host country expressed ist inability to conduct the event.

As there were speculations that IPL will start from September 26, the BCCI decided to advance it by a week in order to ensure that the Indian team's tour of Australia is not jeopardized.

"The Indian team will have a mandatory quarantine of 14 days as per Australian government rules. A delay would have sent the plans haywire. "The best part is that 51 days is not at all a curtailed period and there will be much fewer doubleheaders. We could stick to the original five doubleheaders in a seven-week window," the official said. 

Also, it is expected that every team would be needing at least a month's time to train, the franchisee will be leaving the base by August 20  which will give them exactly four weeks to prepare

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