IPL 2020 May Take Place Outside India but It Will Be the Last Option

As the entire world has been fighting against the global pandemic COVID-19 which has brought the world into a standstill and postponed all the sporting events, the cash-rich Indian Premier League has also been postponed for the indefinite time. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking for other options as well to ensure the 13th edition of the IPL takes place this year, even if that means hosting the league outside India. But it will be the last option since the focus is hosting the tournament in the country now.

"The board is looking at all options. If it comes to taking IPL out of India, it may happen but as the last option. If that's the only option then we will consider it. We have done it in the past also and we can do it again but the first preference will be to host it in India," a source of BCCI shared to ANI. "We will await for clarity over T20 World Cup from ICC before discussing anything further. But I can tell that as of now no decision has been taken."

Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had said that they would like to host the 2020 Indian Premier League but he also added that nothing has been decided so far. The IPL 2020 earlier scheduled to take place from March 29. Later it was postponed till April 15 owing to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Moreover, several guidelines have been imposed on the citizen to fight against the global pandemic.

Since the situation is still the same and the numbers are increasing of affected persons, the league has been suspended for the time being. Although the lockdown is going to relax soon, hopes are there that the BCCI will host the tournament this year as well.

Meanwhile, the IPL's fate could be decided on June 10 when the International Cricket Council will decide if the upcoming T20 World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November will take place or gets postponed.