The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) like most of the few sports competitions that have been held around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, could take place with no fans in the stadium.
Emirates Cricket Board confirmed on Monday that they have received the official Letter of Intent from the BCCI to host 13th edition of Indian Premier League in UAE
A bio-bubble is created to prevent the spread of coronavirus. With bio-secure venues for cricket matches, the BCCi is aiming to minimise the risk of transmission of virus from one person to another
The 2020 edition of IPL will start on September 19 in the UAE and continue till November 8
To allow crowd or not depends on the UAE government, says Patel
While there was speculation that the IPL will start from September 26, the BCCI decided to advance it by a week in order to ensure that the Indian team's tour of Australia is not jeopardised
Kane Williamson is excited about playing the Indian Premier League in the UAE but a lot of "planning and organising still needs to be done" amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic
There will be deliberations on the duration of the tournament which is the marquee event in Star Sports' kitty considering they paid Rs 16,347 crore for the deal
The six New Zealand players who are set to play in the IPL are James Neesham (KXIP), Lockie Ferguson (KKR), Mitchell McClenaghan and Trent Boult (MI), Kane Williamson (SRH) and Mitchell Santner (CSK)
The official announcement might happen only after the IPL's governing council meeting next week, but BCCI has joined the franchises in making logistical plans for the IPL 2020 to be played in the UAE
As BCCI awaits International Cricket Council's official decision on T20 World Cup postponement, IPL owners start their preparation for logistics in UAE for 13th edition of Indian Premier League
The Dubai Sports City, which includes the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy, is ready as a potential venue IPL 2020, says Salman Hanif, Head of Cricket and Events
BCCI president Ganguly on Monday reckoned the country will have to bear with the Covid-19 pandemic at least till the end of this year or beginning of 2021
While the mood was initially in favour of hosting the league in the country, the current situation has almost made it certain that the tournament will have to be taken outside India
As of now, no date has been decided for the IPL review meeting, says a BCCI official
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar says playing for IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad has been a turning point in his career as he learnt to handle the pressure of bowling at the death. India's fierce pack attack is now one of the best in the world and Bhuvneshwar is a key figure in the set-up along with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav. Bhuvneshwar said he always had the ability to bowl yorkers but delivering in crunch moments is something that he learnt after joining the Sunrisers squad back in 2014. "I always had the ability to bowl yorkers but then I lost it. At Sunrisers Hyderabad, they wanted me to bowl at the start of the innings as well as at the end. The 14 matches I played in 2014, I learnt to handle pressure and that was a turning point," Bhuvneshwar told Deep Das Gupta on Cricketbaazi show. "I learnt new things, especially handling pressure at death bowling (during Sunrisers stint)," he said. Bhuvneshwar, who has taken 132 ODI and 63 Test wickets, said he has been
Earlier this month, Sammy had demanded an apology after claiming that he was subjected to racism during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad teammates in the IPL when he was called 'Kalu'
I am sure BCCI is putting all its efforts towards a full IPL but we have no issues even with a curtailed one, says Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia
The reactions came after IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel said that IPL 2020 can be held outside and it could be a solution if the situation doesn't improve in India
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