IPL 2020 set to be held from September 26 in UAE
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With this year’s ICC T20 World Cup officially postponed, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is all for its return with the Season-13 starting from September 26.
A preliminary plan from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is also in place, with only the government’s approval remaining for the board to get the biggest T20 league in the world underway.
The BCCI is now set to take the government's approval in the coming days and finalise its plans for the cash-rich T20 blockbuster tournament to be held in UAE from the last week of September.
The postponement of T20 World Cup paved the way for BCCI to carve out a window for the IPL. As per the preliminary plan in place, the league will start on September 26 and conclude on November 07 or 08 with the entire season to be held in the UAE.
Speaking of the BCCI's plans, IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel told India Today: “Hopefully, in 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.
An IPL Governing Council meeting is expected to take place in a week where the senior management will finalise the details of the plan. Afterwards, the plan will be taken to the government seeking the nod which would then see the league officially being shifted to the Arab country in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in India.
“Within a week the IPL governing council meeting will be held where the next plan of action is to be discussed,” said another BCCI official, who is a member of the IPL governing Council.
