IPL 2021: BCCI involved in lowering double-headers

The Indian Premier League ultimate may just now be hung on October 15 because the Board of Keep watch over for Cricket in India (BCCI) is having a look to cut back the selection of double-headers to keep away from the September warmth within the United Arab Emirates.
Whilst the Board is anticipated to announce the overall time table of the match in two weeks, Sportstar understands that the match will start on September 19.

The objective is to cut back the double-headers to 6 or seven as towards 10. And the BCCI and Emirates Cricket Board are actually making plans to take advantage of the September 15-October 15 window.

After deliberations with the native government, the BCCI officers imagine that having 10 fits within the afternoon might be difficult for the groups in one of these brief window. “The avid gamers can have an extended season, so that you must that we keep away from double-headers up to conceivable,” a Board insider mentioned.

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A BCCI delegation – led through president Sourav Ganguly – did a recce of the venues and had conferences with the native government. It’s believed that efforts are on to permit a restricted selection of lovers – who’re totally vaccinated – to the stadiums and consequently, web hosting the overall on October 15 shall be advisable as it’s the festive season. “All of the stakeholders had been consulted,” the Board respectable mentioned.

Efforts are directly to be sure that the out of the country avid gamers are to be had, and remaining week, BCCI leader Ganguly informed this e-newsletter that the match will move forward with whoever is to be had.

The BCCI had asked the West Indies Cricket Board to start out the Caribbean Premier League per week early however there was no reaction. “We’re in talks with the forums and we’re assured that the majority avid gamers shall be to be had,” the board insider mentioned.

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The Indian workforce will end the Take a look at sequence towards England on September 14 and can fly into Dubai tomorrow through a constitution flight. The avid gamers would possibly need to go through a three-day onerous quarantine within the UAE however that may be waived off since it’ll be a bubble-to-bubble switch.

With the T20 International Cup prone to be shifted to the UAE, the Board additionally plans to host the knockout degree in one venue – ideally Dubai – whilst the opposite two grounds – Sharjah and Abu Dhabi – shall be passed over to the ICC for T20 International Cup arrangements.

As of now, the franchises plan to achieve the UAE through mid-August, have obligatory quarantine after which get started coaching.