Mumbai: Indian Premier League chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed that the 2020 edition of the tournament will be played between 19 September and 8 November.
The communication for the same has been sent to the eight franchises. We have had a discussion and we are looking at the 19 September to 8 November window for this edition of the league. We have informed the franchise about the same, Patel said.
The Caribbean Premier League is slated to end on 10 September, while England and Australia players will be engaging in a series in the UK till 15 September. The narrow gap could become an issue, but Patel said they will be discussed in the Governing Council meeting that is to be held next week.
The official announcement might happen only after the Indian Premier League’s Governing Council meeting, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has joined the franchises in making logistical plans.
Apart from the IPL teams, logistics and operations teams from the BCCI will also be heading to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah to see to it that preparations are on in full swing and there is no execution woes. If the UAE airlines don’t start operations then all will fall back on chartered planes.