The copy of the letter clearly suggested that the BCCI’s is going for options to organize IPL 2020. As per the promise to state associations; Ganguly and the team has identified the tentative window for IPL 2020 from September 26th to November 8th.
Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made his intentions clear on the suspended Indian Premier League 2020 season when he wrote a letter to the member state associations.
IPL 2020 Key Points Highlights
- The ICC after their board meeting on June 10th had delayed its decision on the T20 WC.
- The sources in the BCCI tells us that the board was not ready to wait till that long. The reason as soon as the ICC meeting finished, Ganguly shot off the attached letter to the member associations.
- Post that BCCI went into huddle to decide the tentative plan on the IPL 2020.
- The board ended all speculation on the bilateral series listed in the FTP. By officially announcing the postponement of Sri Lanka / Zimbabwe series.
- BCCI also consulted with the broadcast partner on the window. The tentative window for IPL has been zeroed down from Sep 26th to Nov 8th.
Now as the window is decided for IPL 2020. The next huddle for the BCCI would be where to host the IPL 2020.
The Indian cricket board is undecided on the same. The first preference still is India provided the situation improves in the next 30 days. According to the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel’s own admission. The IPL can be hosted closed doors, can be limited to fewer venues, can be taken overseas; can be even played without international players”
Therefore, the only roadblock to board’s intent currently is the T20 World Cup. Hence if the ICC decides to remove that, the Indian board is ready with their plan IPL.