A Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has reportedly revealed that nothing has been decided yet about the venues for the forthcoming 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
It is being said that the BCCI is seeking assurance from the state governments before allowing them to host the matches of the forthcoming IPL 2021 since the elections are set to take place during the lucrative tournament and the governing body doesn’t want any unwanted incident during the matches.
The IPL 14 is likely to be held in April-May this year in India and Mumbai, Hyderabad and Punjab are among the five cities being discussed to host the world’s biggest T20 tournament.
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The IPL Governing Council is currently monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Mumbai and will soon make the decision on how to conduct the IPL 2021 this year amid the pandemic.
A source within the BCCI told ANI: “As if now it's all speculation whether it's Punjab or Hyderabad. We will soon have IPL GC in which we will decide what needs to be done and how the IPL needs to be conducted this year, as of now nothing has been decided yet. BCCI will seek assurances from state governments before allowing them to host the matches.”
The BCCI doesn't want the IPL 2021 matches attracting media attention for wrong reasons and issues apart from cricket.
The source signed off by saying, “Whether it can be held in a state while elections are taking place and when talking about Punjab, BCCI needs concrete assurance from authorities that no unwanted incident will take place when the matches happen there.”
(With ANI Inputs)
