UPDATE ON : October 09, 2020 , By Priya User Image

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After preponing the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season from September 26 to 19, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking to postpone the final from November 08 to 10. The change is being contemplated in order to get the Indian cricket team to depart for their tour of Australia directly from the UAE instead of a pit stop in India. The start date, however, is unlikely to be changed which means that the span of the tournament might increase from 51 days to 53 days if the date of the summit clash is changed. For now, the talks are at the preliminary stage and the final decision about the change in dates will be taken at the IPL Governing Council meeting which is to take place on August 02. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday postponed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 indefinitely. "IPL 2020 season has been postponed indefinitely," sources within BCCI told ANI. The IPL, scheduled to start on March 29, was earlier postponed till April 15, but with the nationwide lockdown enforced to fight the coronavirus pandemic in India extended till May 3, the cricket board has postponed the cash-rich league until further notice. The BCCI may or may not consider a September-October window and may take a call depending on the global situation.The BCCI may or may not consider a September-October window and may take a call depending on the global situation. The decision comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the lockdown, which has been in place since March 24. The IPL was scheduled to begin from March 29, but the tournament had to be postponed until April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the time of BCCI's announcement, the Central government had also suspended all visas to India till April 15 as part of measures to contain the spread of the pandemic. The start date, however, is unlikely to be changed which means that the span of the tournament might increase from 51 days to 53 days if the date of the summit clash is changed. For now, the talks are at the preliminary stage and the final decision about the change in dates will be taken at the IPL Governing Council meeting which is to take place on August 02.November 10, which is a Tuesday, also comes in the Diwali weekwhich will please the broadcaster, Star Sports, too. The primary reason for the change, however, is the commitment made to Cricket Australia which will see the Indian players avoid a return home and will directly board the flight to Down Under. Despite the fact that there will be a limited number of players who will be occupied till the final, even those who have been freed from their IPL responsibilities will not be allowed to depart for home and will remain in UAE. “Even if the players are left without any IPL matches, they will continue to remain in UAE and participate in a camp there,” TOI quoted sources as saying. “As soon as the IPL is over, the remaining players busy playing the final knockout matches of the league will join the rest and the entire team will fly together from there”.

 

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