Former India opener Gautam Gambhir reckons that the IPL 2020 in UAE has the power to lift up the mood of the nation irrespective of which franchise wins the title or which players score runs and take wickets.

The 13th edition of Indian Premier League was slated to commence from March 29 but the tournament was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After a lengthy hiatus, IPL Governing Council Chairman Brijesh Patel on Friday (July 24) confirmed that the T20 league will take place in UAE from September 19 to November 8.

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"Doesn't matter where it goes but obviously it goes to UAE, it's a great venue to play any format and plus most importantly it is going to change the mood of the nation. It's not about which franchise win, which player score runs, which guy takes wicket, it's just changing the mood of the nation. So, this IPL probably will be bigger than rest of the IPL because I think this if for the nation," Gambhir, who has led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles, said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'.

Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who also featured on the show alongside Gambhir, stated that there could be no better news than a positive decision on hosting the IPL.

Irfan further reiterated that a lot of careers depend on the cash-rich event and cricketers were eagerly waiting for the start of world's best T20 competition.

"We were waiting for IPL for four months, 4 months is a long time but we all were waiting for IPL. Nothing better than this news because so many things depend on that, lot of careers depend on that and lot of financial support depends on IPL and so all the cricketers are waiting. But most importantly the kind of cricket we are going to see, the kind of competition. Nothing gets better than this wonderful league which is one of the best in the world," Pathan said.