Press Trust of India

The IPL has been made possible by the ICC decision to postpone the T20 World Cup from October to November in Australia due to the Covid-19 pandemic as the host country expressed its inability to conduct the event.

2020 IPL postponed earlier due to coronavirus pandemic

HIGHLIGHT

  • The final of the IPL 2020 will take place on November 8.
  • It is a 51-day window that will also be adapted to franchises: BCCI official
  • A slot to host IPL became available after ICC canceled the 2020 T20 World Cup

The long-awaited Indian Premier League will begin on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates with the final scheduled for November 8, well-placed BCCI sources said. PTI Thursday.

While the IPL Governing Council will meet next week to determine final details and approve the schedule, the BCCI is understood to have informally hinted to franchises about the plan.

“In all likelihood, the IPL will begin on September 19 (Saturday) and the final will take place on November 8 (Sunday). It is a 51-day window that will accommodate franchises as well as broadcasters and other stakeholders. ” BCCI official said PTI under conditions of anonymity.

The IPL has been made possible by the ICC decision to postpone the T20 World Cup from October to November in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the host country expressed its inability to conduct the event.

While it was speculated that IPL will start on September 26, the BCCI decided to move it up a week to ensure that the Indian team’s tour of Australia is not compromised.

“The Indian team will have a mandatory 14-day quarantine under Australian government rules. A delay would have made the plans go crazy.”

“The best part is that 51 days is not a short period and there will be far fewer double headings. We could stick to five original double headings in a seven-week window,” the official said.

With each team needing at least a month to train, the franchises are expected to leave base before August 20, giving them exactly four weeks to prepare.