BCCI To Host IPL Behind Closed Doors

BCCI To Host IPL Behind Closed Doors

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said thatthe board is ready to host the IPL behind closed doors and is working on allpossible options to stage the tournament this year.

In a letter issued to all the affiliated members ofthe board, Ganguly said that the BCCI is working on all possible options toensure that they were able to stage the IPL this year, even if it means playingthe tournament in empty stadiums.

The fans, franchisees,players, broadcasters, sponsors and all other stakeholders are keenly lookingforward to the possibility of IPL being hosted this year.

The IPL was scheduled tocommence from March 29 but was postponed indefinitely due to the coronaviruspandemic. It is being speculated that the tournament might be played in the October-Novemberwindow if the ICC decides to postpone the T20 World Cup.

"Recently a lot ofplayers, both from India and other countries, participating in IPL have alsoshown their keenness on being a part of this year IPL. We are optimistic andthe BCCI will shortly decide on the future course of action on this."

"The BCCI is in theprocess of developing a COVID-19 Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for allState Cricket Associations. Essentially this SOP is being made with a view ofproviding our Members with a standard set of guidelines which will help theassociations to resume cricket in their respective areas," Ganguly wrotein his letter to all affiliated members.

Talking about domesticcricket, Ganguly has said: "Moving ahead, the BCCI is in the process ofplanning the domestic competitions for the next cricketing season. We areworking on various formats and options in our endeavour to ensure that variousdomestic tournaments are held, they stay competitive and participation isfeasible. The BCCI will come up with more details on this front over the nextcouple of weeks".

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