IPL 2020 to begin from September 19 in UAE: Brijesh Patel

The much-awaited 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to start from September 19 and the final is slated for November 8, chairman Brijesh Patel informed on Friday (July 24).

Following the postponement of the T20 World Cup by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday, there is a window from September 19 to November 10, a source within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told ANI.

This year's IPL was slated to commence from March 29 but the tournament was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier, IPL governing council chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed that the 13th edition of the league will be played in the UAE.

"IPL 2020 which was postponed due to coronavirus will now be held in UAE," Patel told ANI on Tuesday.

He said that the BCCI has applied for government permission and further course of action will be discussed in IPL governing council meeting.

"The IPL governing council will discuss further course of action," Patel further said.

The Board got requests from several countries - Sri Lanka, New Zealand ad UAE, among others - to host the tournament.

Last month, the Emirates Cricket Board had offered to host the tournament in UAE, stating that they had the required infrastructure for it.  

Patel had insisted that the option of hosting the tournament in India hasn't been eliminated as yet, Cricbuzz reported. The decision will be taken in the upcoming IPL Governing Council meeting.