Just In! IPL 2020 is likely to be held in UAE during October and November. The decision took place at the BCCI Board meeting which took place today. However, in case of 13th season of Indian Premier League to took place, ICC T20 World Cup 2020 should be postponed. The ICC has yet to confirmed the fate of T20 World Cup 2020 in their next meetings.
An Indian Newspaper broke this news on Internet:
The IPL is likely to be held in the UAE during October and November, subject to govt clearance and the ICC announcing the postponement of the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Australia.
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The World is going through a pandemic of Coronavirus which started in January 2020. Due to the rising cases of Covid-19, all the Sports events were canceled including PSL 2020, IPL 2020 and Asia Cup 2020 to insure the safety of Cricket Viewers, Staff and Team Players. The ICC has yet not confirmed the fate of ICC T20 World Cup 2020, but given the signs, it seems like it will be postponed to the next year.
IPL 2020 was scheduled to take place from 19th March 2020, however due to the Covid-19 BCCI postponed the event considering security concerns. Now, it seems like, BCCI is all set to hos the Biggest Cricket League in the world for Year 2020. UAE is already told to make the arrangements and get prepared the Cricket Stadiums. But, we still are waiting for the official word.
If T20 World Cup 2020 gets canceled, the door is all set for IPL 2020 to take place. Indian Cricket fans are really excited about and #IPL2020 is already trending in India. However, we will have to wait, till ICC decides the future of ICC T20 World Cup 2020.
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