BCCI awaiting Government green light before IPL resumption ahead of crucial meeting to be held with stakeholders.
BCCI awaiting government nod before consulting stakeholders in next 48 hours.
The board will convene to design out the league’s future after obtaining input over the course of the next 48 hours, according to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia. There are 16 games left in the season, including four playoff games. Given that the IPL is a national competition, the BCCI wishes to confer with the Indian government.
“The BCCI suspended the IPL yesterday for a period of seven days, and, today, we are on the second day with five more days left. The BCCI is closely monitoring the evolving situation and developments, and will take a call on IPL resumption after consulting all stakeholders of IPL and the concerned Government authorities,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told
“In the next 48 hours, we will begin consultations with the franchises, broadcasters, sponsors and the state associations slated to host the remaining matches before crystallizing a decision on the league’s resumption.
“Given the importance of IPL at this juncture, it will also be prudent and necessary to take the nod of the Government of India before finalising the time for its restart. BCCI will duly announce the date of IPL restart once the whole process is over in due course of time.”
No information about franchise management getting in touch with their foreign players was available at the time of reporting. Representatives of several franchises interviewed by this website expressed similar opinions, all of which stated they would hold off on recalling their foreign players until further information and precise dates were available. However, if the league starts up again in a week, the majority of cricket players from abroad are thought to be open to coming back. Naturally, some foreign players have not yet left the shores, and they might be requested to remain.