Preparations for IPL 2020 started in UAE, BCCI to address these big challenges

Preparations for IPL 2020 started in UAE

After the postponement of the T20 World Cup 2020 in the online meeting of the ICC, now the curiosity about the IPL is being held. The BCCI has also started getting involved in preparations for organizing the much-awaited league in October-November. A board meeting is expected to be held soon. The eight franchises of the Indian Premier League are eagerly awaiting the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) from the BCCI to defend against the Kovid-19 pandemic and will be the biggest issue to discuss when its Governing Council meets in a few days.

With the postponement of the ICC T20 World Cup, the BCCI is planning to have an IPL in the UAE and given the growing number of COVID-19s, the request sent to the central government to get the tournament out of the country is under waiting.

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A senior BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity, "There will be three theoretical issues on the agenda and whenever the Governing Council meets, they will be mainly discussed."

The issues to be adressed by BCCI are as follows.

First: Conducting IPL in UAE, its dates, venue, and matches

After getting the necessary clearances from government departments, the BCCI will inform the Emirates Cricket Board. A senior franchisee official said, "As far as I know, they are not shortening the tournament. We will get to see all 60 matches according to the old format in which each team will play 14 matches. '

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The tournament will last between 44 and 48 days, but will depend on how many 'double headers' the BCCI gives. The original event had only five double headers which would have been held on Sunday. But there can be other things under the current circumstances.

Second: SOPs, bio-safe environments and training facilities for teams

There are three stadiums available in the UAE. It is learned that the BCCI will hire ICC Academy grounds to train the teams, which consists of 38 turf pitches, six indoor pitches and a large outdoor conditioning area with physiotherapy and medicine centers.

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Third: Broadcast issue

There will also be a discussion about the duration of the tournament, which is an important tournament of Star Sports, for which he has given Rs 16,347 crore. The timing of the night matches is expected to be discussed either at eight o'clock at Indian time (Dubai time at half past six in the evening) or by half an hour. If the tournament starts from 26 to 29 September and ends on 14 November (Diwali), then the double header may not be more than seven, which would be good news for broadcasters.