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Two-week IPL window likely in India
India's home minister had earlier said the government wasn't in a position to provide security to the IPL amid polls
Not more than two of the seven weeks of the Indian Premier League's seventh edition are likely be played in India, it was confirmed at the BCCI working committee held in Bhubaneswar on Friday. IPL 2014, which will have to be moved out of India due to its clash with the federal elections, will thus return to India after May 15 - the expected date on which elections will end.
Even though the working committee could not finalise the venues and tentative schedule during its meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday, it decided that the last fortnight of the tournament, in all likelihood, will be played in India. The final decision about the IPL venues will be taken only after the election dates are announced.
Prior to the working committee meeting, four interested cricket bodies - South Africa, UAE, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - made a presentation to the IPL governing council. Based on the governing council's recommendations, the working committee was briefed that South Africa, UAE and Bangladesh are the main contenders.
"A final decision on IPL venues will be taken after getting the schedule of general elections," BCCI president N Srinivasan said after the meeting. "If necessary, part of the matches would be played abroad. IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal has informed us that South Africa, Bangladesh and UAE have expressed interest to host the matches."
South Africa, having hosted the IPL in 2009, are the front-runners with "lack of turnouts at the stadium" being the only bit of a concern, according to a member who attended the working committee meeting. He added that the UAE will be a "logistical challenge" with all domestic travel required to be done by road. "Besides, proximity to the betting mafia looms large when it comes to the UAE," he said. Bangladesh's preparedness, or the lack of it, to host another big event after staging the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 may work against them.
The dates of federal elections are likely to be announced in the coming week. Sanjay Patel, the BCCI secretary, had said after the IPL auction that the BCCI will try and organise the IPL in India, provided the government allows it to. Last week, India's home minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, in a meeting with Patel informed the BCCI that the government wasn't in a position to provide security to the IPL amid polls. Thus, the BCCI was left with no choice to play the first month of the IPL away from home.
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India's home minister had earlier said the government wasn't in a position to provide security to the IPL amid polls
Not more than two of the seven weeks of the Indian Premier League's seventh edition are likely be played in India, it was confirmed at the BCCI working committee held in Bhubaneswar on Friday. IPL 2014, which will have to be moved out of India due to its clash with the federal elections, will thus return to India after May 15 - the expected date on which elections will end.
Even though the working committee could not finalise the venues and tentative schedule during its meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday, it decided that the last fortnight of the tournament, in all likelihood, will be played in India. The final decision about the IPL venues will be taken only after the election dates are announced.
Prior to the working committee meeting, four interested cricket bodies - South Africa, UAE, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - made a presentation to the IPL governing council. Based on the governing council's recommendations, the working committee was briefed that South Africa, UAE and Bangladesh are the main contenders.
"A final decision on IPL venues will be taken after getting the schedule of general elections," BCCI president N Srinivasan said after the meeting. "If necessary, part of the matches would be played abroad. IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal has informed us that South Africa, Bangladesh and UAE have expressed interest to host the matches."
South Africa, having hosted the IPL in 2009, are the front-runners with "lack of turnouts at the stadium" being the only bit of a concern, according to a member who attended the working committee meeting. He added that the UAE will be a "logistical challenge" with all domestic travel required to be done by road. "Besides, proximity to the betting mafia looms large when it comes to the UAE," he said. Bangladesh's preparedness, or the lack of it, to host another big event after staging the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 may work against them.
The dates of federal elections are likely to be announced in the coming week. Sanjay Patel, the BCCI secretary, had said after the IPL auction that the BCCI will try and organise the IPL in India, provided the government allows it to. Last week, India's home minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, in a meeting with Patel informed the BCCI that the government wasn't in a position to provide security to the IPL amid polls. Thus, the BCCI was left with no choice to play the first month of the IPL away from home.
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