IPL to be staged in UAE after BCCI gets government clearance

This year's Indian Premier League will take place between Sept. 19 and Nov. 10 in the United Arab Emirates after the Indian cricket board received government clearance, the Twenty20 league's chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: A policeman walks past a logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India during a governing council meeting of the Indian Premier League at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai April 26, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/File PhotoREUTERS: This year's Indian Premier League will take place between Sept. 19 and Nov. 10 in the United Arab Emirates after the Indian cricket board received government clearance, the Twenty20 league's chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed on Monday.

The league was originally scheduled to begin in late March but had to be put off because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the BCCI staring at a potential US$534 million loss in revenue.But Patel confirmed to Reuters via a text message that the T20 league had now received formal approval from the Indian government to proceed.

It is not the first time that the popular competition will be held outside India, with the 2009 edition taking place in South Africa as it coincided with India's elections.Advertisement

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