Image Source : @BCCI Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium
Mumbai and Ahmedabad are prone to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches with the previous prone to host group stage matches throughout 4 venues and the latter’s refurbished Sardar Patel stadium in Motera to host the play-offs.
According to sources, 4 stadia are being mentioned to host the league matches of the Indian Premier League that may begin both in mid-April or second week of April.
“At the moment there are discussions to host the league matches in four stadia in Mumbai — Bradbourne Stadium, Wankhede Stadium, D.Y. Patil Stadium and the Reliance Cricket Stadium. The play-offs are expected to be held in the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera,” an official within the know of issues instructed IANS.
“However, this is yet to be made official. The tournament is likely to be hosted either in mid-April or second week of April,” he added.
The success in internet hosting of home occasions just like the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 and Vijay Hazare one-dayers has made it doable for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take a look at the potential for internet hosting the cash-rich T20 match in India this time after the 2020 version was moved to the United Arab Emirates because of Covid-19 in India.
BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal had final month mentioned that the 2021 IPL will probably be hosted in India. “As of now it has been decided that the IPL should be happening in India. In case the same situation prevails (with declining Covid-19 cases in India), then it should happen in India,” Dhumal had instructed IANS in January.
“We want to do it in India as the IPL is an Indian league. Hopefully, the situation remains the same. It would depend on how safe it is to have eight venues. Maybe we can think of a hub. We will take the final call according to the situation,” he had mentioned.
