IPL 2020 Postponed For Time Being: BCCI Source

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning announced that the nationwide lockdown will be extended till 3rd May. The decision was taken for the welfare of the fellow countrymen to stay safe abode to fight this havoc scare of COVID-19.

IPL 2020 will get a new date

With this decision by the PM, it is obvious that the IPL which was postponed till 15th April from 29th March will be extended further. A source close to the BCCI stated;

As the lockdown has been extended till May 3 by the government, we will postpone the Indian Premier League for the time being

As the lockdown has been extended till May 3 by the government, we will postpone the Indian Premier League for the time being: BCCI Sources pic.twitter.com/VzRpTlVa9M

— ANI (@ANI) April 14, 2020

This decision was on cards for sure with the dramatic increase of coronavirus cases in the country and the entire world. The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is still hopeful with the hosting of the competition.

IPL 2020 may take place somewhere in July

In a previous report given by the BCCI, July is the slot they are looking forward to host the tournament if things get better. Apart from July, they are also eyeing a slot in September-October which is proposed for the T20 World Cup.

However, the Sep-Oct slot can only be considered if ICC postpones the T20 World Cup till next year or the mega event gets cancelled.

The BCCI released a statement a few days back which stated;

We can’t cancel IPL as it means losses to the tune of Rs 3000 crore. The BCCI will work with all stakeholders to find a solution but for that normalcy needs to return. It’s not possible for BCCI bigwigs to commit that IPL can happen at which particular slot

As of now, we can only pray for the event to start. The BCCI hasn’t released a final date for the commencement of IPL and it would be interesting to see what slot they are looking forward to.