IPL 2020 Edition To Be Played In Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi From 19th Sep, 2020: IPL News

 

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 edition dates have been announced. IPL chairman Brijesh Patel has made it clear that the T20 league will begin in the UAE on 19 September, while the final match will be played on 10th November. The IPL 2020 was scheduled to be held from March 29, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 situation. 

The BCCI gets approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to organize the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in UAE. The IPL will start in UAE from 19 September to 10 November will be held in 53 days at three stadiums in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.

According to recent ipl news after August 20 most teams will leave for UAE they will have to undergo two RT PCR tests within 24 hours before departure. The IPL tournament will take place in a completely bio-secure environment. All matches will be held in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai only. The BCCI and the franchisees have decided that eight different teams will stay in eight different hotels. Apart from this, from time to time, players will have corona tests while breaking bio-bubble will be punished. On reaching UAE, there will be tests on the first, third and sixth days. At the same time, in the middle of the tournament, there will be a test on every fifth day.

Players will not be allowed to leave the safe environment. On doing this, punishment will also be given. Any positive incoming player will be kept in quarantine for 14 days. All teams will stay in eight different hotels. Team members will be given rooms in a separate wing at the hotel. After the negative of the third Test, the players will be able to meet proper distance and wearing masks. At the same time, players will be able to ask for food in their rooms. They will not need to go to the dining area.

Regarding the IPL of BCCI, the SOP has stated that the empty stand can be used as a dressing room during training and matches. Also, a strategy meeting in the middle of the match will also be held in these empty stands instead of on the field. While the families of the players and support staff can live with them, they will not board the team bus and will not be allowed to leave the safe environment.

The SOP states that the Venue cricket operations team will choose the right place for the dressing room. At the same time, teams have also been asked to use electronic team sheet instead of hard copy for team sheet. Franchises may also employ Scalene Hypercharge Corona Cannon. This machine has the ability to eradicate virus’s spread in low-lying spaces. At the same time, the medical team will also wear PPE kits to get in touch with the players. Players are advised to bath first on their return to the hotel. All these things are present in the BCCI's SOP made for IPL.