The BCCI took the decision at its SGM meeting on Saturday to finally shut down the ever growing rumours of the league being held in England. IPL shifted to UAE to take place in September.
Ever since the Indian Premier League was curtailed for the ongoing season back in May, a slew of new venues have been thrown up to resume the showpiece tournament. From Sri Lanka, England to UAE, there were hectic speculations on where the BCCI would decide to resume the suspended IPL 2021.
IPL Shifted To UAE
After a month of tedious deliberations, the governing council of cricket in India has finally nailed down on a new venue. Coming to the decision at its SGM on Saturday, the BCCI asserted that the remaining 31 matches of IPL 2021 would be held in UAE.
IPL 2021 To Be Held In Mid-September
Speaking to ANI, BCCI’s Vice-President, Rajeev Shukla revealed the latest development. Whilst the BCCI is yet to affirm a new date for the resumption of the competition, Jay Shah’s comments in the aftermath of the BCCI SGM strongly alluded to the IPL resuming in mid-September and going on till October.
Jay Shah: “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced to complete the remaining matches of VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 season in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year.”
While England has also sprung up as a viable venue across the last couple of weeks owing to England and India competing in a test series in the country, the BCCI decided to opt for familiar territory. The 2020 edition of the tournament had been conducted in UAE as well owing to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the situation in India improving by the day, the BCCI has decided to take no further risks this time around. The competition had to be curtailed midway owing to a slew of cases in manifold teams after the bio-bubble was breached.
The participation of international players remains a searing headache for the BCCI at the moment with the September resumption set to clash with a slew of ongoing events.
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