The Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council meeting was held in Delhi on January 27, 2020, in Delhi and some major decisions were taken with respect to the upcoming edition of the most famous T20 league in the world.

One of the major contentions was timings of night matches, which the broadcasters wanted to be changed from 8 pm to 7-7.30 pm; but BCCI President Sourav Ganguly mentioned that there will be no changes in the timings of evening matches in IPL 2020.

"There will be no change in the timing of IPL night games. It will start at 8 pm like earlier years. We will have only five doubleheaders (4 pm and 8 pm) this time. We have decided to reduce the number of doubleheaders,” Ganguly told reporters.

He also mentioned that the final of IPL 2020 will be played in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 24. In a first, concussion substitute and 'third umpire no-ball' will also be introduced in the upcoming edition of the popular T20 league. "The concussion substitute and the no-ball rule are new additions for the season," the former India captain informed.

The third umpire will now make the exclusive 'no ball' call instead of the on-field umpires. It was trialed during recent India and West Indies ODI series.

The BCCI will also have an 'All-Stars Game' between all top international players before the start of the IPL on March 29 for a charitable cause. The venue for the game, though, has not been decided as yet. Ganguly said the BCCI will hand over the proceeds to an appropriate forum.

"It will be an IPL All-Stars Game three days before the start of IPL. The venue is not Ahmedabad as it is still not match ready. We have not decided on where we will make the donation," the BCCI president said.

(PTI inputs)