2024 will be important for India not only in cricket but also politically. With Lok Sabha Elections set to likely take place in April or May, chances are that the IPL 2024 season may be shifted outside India like it happened during the 2009 election of IPL. However, IPL chairman Arun Singh Thakur is optimistic about conducting the IPL in India itself.
According to reports in Jagran News, Arun Thakur said Lok Sabha Elections will not have a bearing on IPL. For the unversed, the T20 league is the richest in the world and generates a huge amount of money for its stakeholders and BCCI. In fact, the Board postponed the World Cup to accommodate IPL during April and May this year.
The chances of hosting IPL 2024 in India are highly possible as BCCI will have enough time to plan for the venues. If IPL 2024 won’t be conducted in India, then BCCI has South Africa and UAE as the option to fall back on.
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Arun Singh Thakur gives verdict on IPL 2024
IPL 2009 was entirely held in South Africa due to General Elections. The IPL 2014 season was partly held in UAE due to Elections. close to 20 to 25 matches were played in UAE. Also, due Pandemic in 2020, IPL was entirely held in the UAE. These two countries generate a good amount of revenue due to IPL.
However, IPL chairman Arun Thakur does want IPL to be played overseas next year. He has also started planning to hold IPL in India itself.
