The much awaited thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which was to be held on March 29 and May 17 has still not found a date on the calendar.
According to NDTV sports report, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently "exploring all options" to hold the IPL and they will also take a call on conducting a training camp for players accordingly.
Meanwhile, IPL 2020, which was schedule to take place in March, 2020 is reportedly set to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The board, however, has not made any confirmation on it yet. Earlier, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had said the board would have to incur a loss of around Rs. 4000 crore if IPL does not take place due to the pandemic.
"As of now, nothing has been decided. We are watching the situation very closely and keeping track as far as hosting of the IPL is concerned. We are exploring all options and some countries have offered to hold IPL, UAE also. But we are going to wait and watch and will speak to the government also. We will do whatever is in the best interest of the country and cricket, will discuss in IPL GC," the source told ANI.
"Nothing has been decided as of now and we can't decide it so easily. Whatever is in the media is speculation. We are looking where to hold IPL and accordingly we will take a call on camp as well," the source added, when asked about the training camp for players.
Meanwhile, there has been reports stating that the BCCI is looking at a September-November window, once ICC announces its decision on the postponement of T20 World Cup which is slated for October, 2020 in Australia.
Currently, sports event across the globe have faced a massive hit due the coronavirus pandemic.
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