NEW DELHI
\nThe star-studded Indian Premier League cricket will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman Brijesh Patel told AFP on Friday, adding that players may need to undergo quarantine.
\nHowever, the IPL chairman added that the participating players may need to undergo quarantine.
\nHe said the world\u2019s richest cricket tournament will be played for 51 days with the final on November 8.
\nUnder current UAE coronavirus rules, all travellers must self-isolate for two weeks after arriving. \u201cWhatever are the UAE rules for tourists will be followed by everyone,\u201d Patel told AFP.
\n\u201cThe IPL will take place between September 19 to November 8. This is confirmed and the rest we will decide in the (IPL) governing council meeting next week.\u201d
\nTop stars ranging from England\u2019s Ben Stokes to Australians Steve Smith and David Warner have been lined up by the eight IPL teams on lucrative contracts. Any quarantine period could clash with domestic seasons.
\nPatel said the Board of Control for Cricket in India will prepare operating procedures to combat the virus threat during the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is going to be a full-fledged 51-day IPL. We are in touch with the ECB \u2014 Emirates Cricket Board. And we will get clearance from the Indian government soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The 13th year of the IPL was meant to have started in March but has been repeatedly postponed because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Dates were finally set after the T20 World Cup, which was scheduled to start in Australia in October, was postponed this week.<\/p>\n
The IPL is the BCCI\u2019s main revenue earner. It has said it would lose more than $500 million if this year\u2019s tournament had not gone ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW DELHI The star-studded Indian Premier League cricket will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman Brijesh Patel told AFP on Friday, adding that players may need to undergo quarantine. However, the IPL chairman added that the participating players may need to undergo quarantine. He said the world\u2019s richest cricket tournament […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-134624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n