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IPL President Dhumal clarified
IPL will be organized from March 22
The first match will be played between RCB and CSK
New Delhi. Indian Premier League (IPL) President Arun Dhumal on Saturday rejected speculations that the tournament could be organized in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the general elections being held from April 19 to June 1. The elections will be held in seven phases and there is speculation that the league will be shifted to the UAE and there were reports on social media that players have been asked to submit their passports with the respective franchises. was going.
Arun Dhumal, however, rejected these speculations outright. He told PTI, ‘IPL is not being shifted anywhere. The remaining schedule of the tournament will be announced soon. The schedule for the first two weeks of IPL has been released. The first match will be played between the current champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore (Chennai SuperKings vs Royal Challengers Bengalore) in Chennai on 22 March.
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Jay Shah has also made it clear that IPL will be organized in India.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has also clarified earlier that the entire IPL tournament will be played in India, as was the case in the last Lok Sabha election year 2019. They were only waiting for the Election Commission to announce the election dates.
In 2014, IPL was organized abroad due to general elections.
However, earlier in 2014, during the general elections (Lok Sabha Chunav 2024), the league was shifted out of the country when the UPA government was in power. Then the first leg of the matches was played in the United Arab Emirates while the second leg of the matches was played in UAE. The event was organized in India.
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Tags: Arun Dhumal, BCCI, IPL
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 16, 2024, 22:28 IST