IPL to start on Sep 19: Report
Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the final slated on November 8
New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the final slated on November 8, well-placed BCCI sources said.
While the IPL Governing Council will meet next week to chalk out the final details and approve the schedule, it is understood that the BCCI has informally intimated the franchises about the plan.
The IPL has been made possible by the ICC’s decision to postpone the October-November T20 World Cup in Australia owing to the Covid-19 pandemic due to which the host country expressed its inability to conduct the event.
While there was speculation that the IPL will start from September 26, the BCCI decided to advance it by a week.
“The Indian team will have a mandatory quarantine of 14 days as per the Australian government rules. A delay would have sent the plans haywire,” the official said.
The Indians are set to play a four-match Test series against Australia starting December 3 in Brisbane.
It is expected that with each and every team needing at least a month’s time to train, the IPL franchises will be leaving base by August 20 which gives them exactly four weeks time to prepare.