The IPL will maintain all its major sponsor, consisting of the Chinese mobile company VIVO, the title sponsor. The topic of Chinese sponsors has actually been a contentious one in current weeks, given the cross-border stress in between India and China.
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In April, the BCCI held off the 2020 IPL season forever due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The boards very first preference was to stage the event in India, but the quickly increasing count of coronavirus cases in the country has actually made that unfeasible. The total count of verified cases in India has actually shot past the 1.75 million mark, which puts the country place behind only the USA and Brazil worldwide.
On July 21, Brijesh Patel, the chairman of the IPL governing council, revealed that plans were afoot to hold the competition in the UAE. Part of the 2014 edition was likewise held in the UAE, considering that it accompanied the basic elections in India.
The window makes IPL 2020 a 53-day event, 3 days longer than the last 2 seasons, and the longest of all the eight-team editions of the competition. The matches will be played across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, with night matches starting at 7.30 pm IST (6.00 pm UAE time), and afternoon matches at 3.30 pm IST (2.00 pm UAE time).
In April, the BCCI delayed the 2020 IPL season indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
IPL 2020 will take place in the UAE from September 19 to November 10, pending clearances from the Indian government.
Throughout its conference on Sunday, the IPL governing council decided to set a 24-player limit for each squad, and approved making use of unlimited Covid-19 substitutes.
The window makes IPL 2020 a 53-day occasion, 3 days longer than the last two seasons, and the longest of all the eight-team editions of the tournament. Ten of the 53 days will include double-headers. The matches will be played across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, with night matches starting at 7.30 pm IST (6.00 pm UAE time), and afternoon matches at 3.30 pm IST (2.00 pm UAE time).
A franchise told ESPNcricinfo that in-depth components would be sent to them on Monday, and that the very first leg of the tournament will be played behind closed doors. The Emirates board, earlier today, had revealed a keenness to fill the stadiums to 30-50% capacity.
ESPNcricinfo LtdA BCCI release stated the Womens T20 Challenge would likewise happen together with the IPL, including three groups playing four matches throughout the final week of the competition. The release included that the governing council would settle and release its standard procedure (SOPs) “in due course, including the firms to carry out and deliver a bio-secure environment for safe and effective conduct of IPL 2020 Season.”
In the lead-up to the meeting, it was understood that the date for the final was a toss-up in between November 8 and November 10. With the latter date chosen, the IPL will for the very first time have the last on a weekday – Tuesday.
The BCCI stated a meeting with the franchises would be called shortly, and amongst the operational and logistical issues that will be discussed before the SOPs are ready, three franchises – Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, and Kings XI Punjab – will likely be looking for clearness on the squad limitation, provided that all three of them currently have actually 25 players listed in their squads on the main IPL website.
