BCCI planning to schedule the 2020 IPL
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has said that they are planning to schedule the mega Indian Premier League (IPL) events later this year despite ICC indecision to host the T-20 World Cup.
Ganguly also said he is confident of staging the most popular T-20 Cricket League League in the world after ICC World Cups.
“The BCCI is working on all possible options to ensure that we are able to stage IPL this year, even if it means playing the tournament in empty stadiums,” Sourav Ganguly wrote.
“The fans, franchises, players, broadcasters, sponsors and all other stakeholders are keenly looking forward to the possibility of IPL being hosted this year,” Ganguly’s letter read.
“Recently, a lot of players both from India and other countries, participating in the IPL have shown keenness on being part of this year’s IPL. We are optimistic and the BCCI will shortly decide on the future course of action on this,” the letter added.
Like the other cricketing and mega sporting events including Olympic across the world, the IPL has suspended for the COVID -19 pandemic this year.
Ganguly said that the BCCI is working on the domestic schedule while exploring various formats which would make tournaments like Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Vijay Hazare ‘competitive and feasible’.
“Moving ahead, the BCCI is in process of planning the domestic competitions for the next cricketing season. We are working on various options and formats in our endeavour to ensure that various domestic tournaments are held, they stay competitive and participation feasible,” said the former India captain.
“The BCCI will come up with more details in the next couple of weeks,” he added.
