IPL: Sourav Ganguly confirms IPL 2021 will take place in April-May

IPL: Sourav Ganguly confirms IPL 2021 will take place in April-May

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Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that next year’s IPL will take place in April-May of next year. Ganguly also expressed satisfaction and happiness with the way the Indian Premier League is being conducted in the UAE. Following the coronavirus pandemic, there were a lot of questions that were raised on whether the IPl will take place or not. However, the efforts of the BCCI made it possible by holding the tournament in UAE.

The tournament is now coming to an end with just two matches to go. Mumbai Indians are already in the final. They will face the winner of the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals. There were also a lot of questions concerning when next year’s IPL will take place. Ganguly has now confirmed that it will take place as it always does in April-May

‘Quality of cricket in IPL sets it apart’ – Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly

Speaking about when the next IPL season will take place, Ganguly said, “Yeah, absolutely. April, May we’ll have another one [IPL 2021 season]. No, no it’s not true [the speculations]. The UAE was only for the IPL. Yeah, yeah. We will host England in India. We will host the domestic cricket in India. Ranji Trophy, we will create bio bubble and we will do it.

“We’ll be fine. ISL starting in November in Goa, we’ll be fine. The scare, that is not there anymore and the IPL has helped a lot. [have taken ] 16 tests covid tests (laughs), so far being good,” Ganguly said while speaking to India Today.

The BCCI President then spoke about how the quality of cricket in the IPL sets it apart. “Yeah absolutely, it’s the quality of cricket [in the IPL], it’s the madness about cricket in this country. It’s the fans who actually make it successful. And the competition. It’s the quality of player, you go around and see the leagues in the world and I respect them, but this is different [the IPL],” he further said.

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