The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going to conduct the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). The decision was taken at a Special General Meeting (SGM) held virtually on Saturday (May 29).
The official report says BCCI is shifting the tournament to UAE considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year. The news of IPL 2021 coming back later this year has left fans on social media excited.
IPL 2021 was suspended earlier this month following several positive COVID-19 cases across franchises. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had already said the remainder of IPL can't happen in India.
The matches are expected to resume around September 18 or 19 with as many as 10 double-headers to be played during a three-week window. The final might be held on October 9 or 10. 31 matches are to be played and the three-week window should be enough.
Fans are delighted with the news and they showed their excitement on Twitter.
Here are the reactions:
