BCCI Sends Acceptance Letter to Emirates Cricket Board for IPL 2020
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The cash-rich tournament – Indian Premier League is all set to take place this year in the UAE from September 19 which was earlier postponed owing to the global pandemic COVID-19. The pandemic outbreak across the globe has brought the entire world into a standstill which has cancelled several sporting event including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year.
With the postponement of T20 World Cup, a window has opened for the 13th edition of IPL. And the UAE was the frontrunner to host the league since the COVID-19 situation in India has been increasing on a regular basis. According to the report of Khaleej Times, Chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed that the BCCI has sent an acceptance letter to the Emirates Cricket Board.
"Yes, we have sent the acceptance letter to the Emirates Cricket Board and both the boards will be working together from now on to stage the tournament," Patel said. "The teams need at least three to four weeks to prepare for the tournament."
On the other hand, ECB's Mubashir Usmani said that a formal announcement will be done soon.
"We (the ECB) are going to send a press release on the issue tomorrow (Monday). But at this point in time, I cannot reveal more than that," Usmani informed Khaleej Times.
Earlier, New Zealand Cricket had issued the NOC to six players who will take part in the 2020 edition of IPL. They are - Kane Williamson (SunRisers Hyderabad), Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians), Jimmy Neesham (Kings XI Punjab), Mitchell Santner (Chennai Super Kings), Mitchell McClenaghan (Mumbai Indians) and Lockie Ferguson (Kolkata Knight Riders).
Apart from New Zealand, 14 players from Australia have IPL contracts as well and the NOC from the Cricket Australia is expected to come soon too. The players who will be featured in the IPL are - Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Kane Richardson (All Royal Challengers Bangalore), Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile (Both Mumbai Indians), Josh Hazelwood, Shane Watson (Both Chennai Super Kings), Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis (Both Delhi Capitals), Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab), Pat Cummins, Chris Green (Both Kolkata Knight Riders) and, Steve Smith, Andrew Tye (Both Rajasthan Royals).
