Caribbean Premier League - CPL 2020 to be played from 18 August

CPL 2020

Caribbean Premier League - CPL 2020

Covid-19 had imprisoned the entire world at home, but now life is slowly coming back on track. Talking about cricket, the Test series has started with the West Indies team in England. Meanwhile, preparations have started for the T20 League to start. The Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2020) is scheduled to begin on 18 August.

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After the Corona virus, the CPL will be the first such franchise in the T20 league in the world to make a comeback first. The final of this 34-day tournament will be played on 10 September. This time, the entire league will be played in Trinidad and Tobago to protect the players and team staff from the risk of infection with the corona virus. The tournament has also received necessary approvals from the local administration and government.

As soon as players and officials of all teams enter Trinidad and Tobago for this league, all will be segregated for two weeks under strict health protocols in different hotels. The players coming from abroad will be tested Kovid-19 before departure for Trinidad and Tobago and upon arrival here.

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In view of the danger of infection of Covid-19, this time the tournament will also be played without an audience and all the guidelines of Covid-19 will be followed. The government's green signal was waiting for the start of this league. This will be the first T20 league to be played between the Kovid 19 pandemic. In this league too, ICC rules will be followed this time and saliva will not be used on the ball. Apart from this, the rules which have been changed will also be used. This time in the CPL, Chris Gayle will not be affected because he had already refused to play in this league.