The IPL Governing Council is yet to inform the franchises about the date for a formal meeting between the two in view of the 13th edition of the league, slated to be held in UAE from September 19 to November 10.
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However, the teams have been told that government approval has come in and thus they are looking to finish off all logistical decision-making to be in the desert country by the last week of August.
“We have no word yet on meeting with the Governing Council, but we are happy to know that the approval has come in from the government. So, we are actually now looking at the logistics and finishing the planning part,” an official of one of the franchises told IANS.
"We have started getting our visas done and all the hotels and travel agency bookings have also been done for when the team reaches UAE. Hopefully we will have a meeting soon to clear a few doubts that we have after going through the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) handed to us," he added.
Another franchise official said that the logistical decision-making is now on focus as preventative measure needs to be taken when it comes to the bio-secure environment.
"We are yet to hear from the board on the official meeting, but in the meantime, we are looking at finishing off with the logistics. You can say that we did a recce of sorts sitting in India and then went ahead and completed all bookings when it comes to hotels and buses.
"Also, we have asked for a medical check on the personnel who will be working closely with the players and support staff be it with room service or any other issue in the UAE," the official explained.
"We are hoping to have a meeting with the GC also this coming week and we can then discuss a few of the points that we discussed in the last meeting of the franchises and get better clarity."
According to IANS report, the eight franchises had an informal meeting via teleconference on Wednesday (August 12) and the key issues discussed were player replacement, logistics and concerns over a title sponsor.
