IPL 2024 might be played in two legs, with one in overseas. As per a TOI report, few BCCI officials are currently in Dubai to explore the possibility of hosting the 2nd leg of the tournament. A part of the tournament is likely to be moved in view of the General Elections.
BCCI to explore Dubai option for hosting 2nd leg of IPL 2024
As per the report, a source informs that BCCI will take a call on moving the matches to Dubai after the ECI announces the schedule for the elections at 3 PM.
“The Election Commission of India will announce the election schedule on Saturday at 3 PM. After that, the BCCI will decide if the IPL matches should be moved to Dubai. Currently, a few top BCCI officials are in Dubai to explore the possibility of organising the second part of IPL in Dubai,” sources tell TOI.
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Meanwhile, there were a few reports suggesting that the tournament could be moved out, but the entire IPL could be completed in India itself. In fact, the chairman of the IPL Governing Council Arun Dhumal had also sounded confident, that the second phase would take place here only.
Speaking to Sportstar a few days back, he said, “Even in 2019, the IPL was played in a home-away format in its entirety despite the general elections. This time, too, once the dates for the elections are out and we have clarity about the dates and the phases for the polls, we can work out the next phase of the IPL.
“We would ideally want to have home and away games, but in case there’s a problem figuring out the (time), we will see how we can accommodate that. The idea is that nobody should get an advantage over the other team and there has to be uniformity. There should be equal opportunities for the team,” he added.
