UAE – the most likely destination for IPL 2020.
#IPL2020 trends, as cricket lovers show their excitement, for BCCI, mammoth preparations begin.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday has indicated that this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League is most likely to be held in UAE. BCCI revealed that the most likely place to stage the cricketing extravaganza will be UAE in the period of October-November. The news sent the fans and media in a frenzy online; even though, the tournament is subject to government clearance.
BCCI awaits the ICC’s decision:
On Friday in a meeting, it was announced that the official decision will come after The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) announcement of the postponement of the T20 World Cup, which was scheduled to be held in September 2020 in Australia. The BCCI said that they will check with the government if they can host the million-dollar league in India. If the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country remains unfavorable, then the 13th edition of the tournament will be moved to the UAE.
IPL franchises begin full planning for the 13th edition of the IPL:
Meanwhile, the BCCI has alerted all the franchises of the development, and many franchises have started planning the logistics and the hotel-stay for their teams in Abu Dhabi. A franchise official revealed the details of it and said, ”you need to be smart and plan early. We have decided on the hotel we wish to stay in Abu Dhabi and how exactly will we go through the process of flying in and going through the necessary quarantine period once in UAE. “
Another official of a former champion franchise called for caution and urged the BCCI to get an isolation period for the teams done in India before flying off to UAE.
