IPL to start in last week of March, team owners are in favor of hosting in India: Jay Shah

New Delhi. Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said on Saturday that the board is ready to organize the 2022 IPL (Indian Premier League) season from the last week of March to the end of May and organize it as per the wishes. from the team owners I will try to do it in India. If sources are to be believed, the likely start date for the league is March 27.

In a press release issued by the BCCI, Shah was quoted as saying: “I am happy to confirm that IPL Season 15 will start in the last week of March and will last until the end of May. Most of the team owners expressed their I want the tournament to be held in India.

He also clarified that the first priority of the Board is to organize the event in India. Shah said: “BCCI is looking forward to hosting the 2022 season in India with two new teams, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. I can tell you that we will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the IPL takes place in India.

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According to sources who attended the meeting, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa are also options. Shah emphasized that the health safety of all stakeholders, including players and referees, is of paramount importance to the Board. He said, “BCCI has not compromised the health and safety of its stakeholders in the past and will simultaneously work on ‘Plan B’ (alternative plan)” as circumstances constantly change with new forms of COVID-19. .’

Shah said: “The IPL Big Player Auction will be held on February 12-13 and we will decide the places before then.”

Previously, the BCCI was considering two dates for the IPL event. In this, some board officials and some franchise owners want the league to start on March 27, while other influencers want this big event to start on April 2, which is in line with the committee’s recommendations. Lodha.

A senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity: “Some team owners are in favor of starting on March 27, but India will have its last international match (T20) against Sri Lanka on March 18 in Lucknow. To play and then you need 14 days gap as per Lodha rule.This is the reason why the league can start from April 2nd.

The Indian players are understood to be exhausted after three consecutive biobubbles at home against the West Indies and Sri Lanka following their tour of South Africa.

A BCCI source said: “The BCCI should take player fatigue into account before thinking of starting the IPL less than 10 days after the Sri Lanka tour.”

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It also emerged that all 10 IPL franchise owners, including the two new teams from Lucknow and Ahmedabad, want India to host the 2022 IPL, with Mumbai and Pune as their favorite cities. Your second choice is the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the IPL has been held three times, while your last choice is South Africa, where it was held in 2009.

However, the UAE and South Africa option will only come to the fore when the Kovid-19 situation in India is very bad. Earlier it was also discussed that Sri Lanka may also host the IPL but its name was not even discussed. As for the dates of the Big Players auction, it is likely to be held in Bangalore on February 12-13 as per the original schedule.

A senior board source said: “Today’s meeting was mainly for the team owners, who were trying to give their input on the subject of their preferred venues. Most of the owners want the IPL to be organized in India if all goes well and the effect of the third wave of Kovid-19 subsides.

“There are three pieces of land in Mumbai and we also have the piece of land in Pune, which is close to the highway instead of the city of Pune. We can use Gahunje Stadium together with Wankhede, Brabourne and DY Patil (Navi Mumbai) stadiums. There will be no air travel and a biobubble can be created in a city.

The second option is the United Arab Emirates, where two sessions were successfully held in a strict biobubble.

“South Africa is the last option, but as of now we are not thinking of it as an option,” he said. This is the last resort. As for the entrance of spectators, a decision can be made closer to the tournament.