Reports Suggest IPL Could Resume in September
The IPL 2021 tournament which began on 9 April was stopped midway on 4 May after a breach of the bio-bubble led to a spate of Covid-19 cases among staff and players of various franchises. There is a question mark over the fate of the rest of the competition with an increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the globe making it harder every day for the IPL organisers to plan the resumption of the competition. However, media reports regularly suggest that efforts are underway to hold the rest of the games in the second half of 2021.
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UAE Could Be the Preferred Venue
According to the latest media reports, the remainder of the IPL 2021 competition is likely to be played in the UAE within the September-October window. The 14th season of the IPL has 31 uncompleted matches which, as stated by BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, cannot be held in India. The UAE appears to be a good choice of location for the completion of the remaining games, considering that the IPL 2020 was successfully held there.
India Set to Play New Zealand in WTC Final on 18 June
India’s tour of England is set to begin on 18 June in Southampton when they face off against New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. India’s five-Test series with England is scheduled to begin on 4 August and end on 14 September, with the opening Test to be played in Nottingham and the fifth at Old Trafford. So, a convenient window for the BCCI to hold the remaining IPL 2021 games appears to be from 15 September to 15 October.
BCCI Denies Requesting ECB to Change Test Schedule
However, there has not been any update from the BCCI so far regarding the developments. Earlier, there were reports that the cricket governing body had made a request to ECB to change the schedule of the series to conduct the IPL, but later a BCCI official clarified that they hadn’t made any such request.
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