IPL 2020: Governing Council
to finalise essentials next week
Sunday’s meeting to discuss scheduling, biosecure bubbles
The governing council of the
Indian Premier League (IPL)
will meet via a conference
call on Sunday to finalise the
schedule and other essential
details of the tournament’s
deferred 13th edition, set to
start in the United Arab Emirates on September 19.
IPL governing council
chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed to The Hindu that the
meeting has been convened
on Sunday.
While he didn’t elaborate
on the agenda, it is learnt
that the governing council is
primarily set to finalise the
fixtures and the standard
operating procedure (SOP)
to ensure biosecure bubbles
for all participants.
According to an insider,
the IPL authorities in consultation with event partner International Management
Group have identified hotels
for each of the teams.
With the need to plan for
about 40 individuals per
team, the authorities are
considering keeping the
teams away from each other
in order to follow and monitor distancing protocols.
It is highly unlikely that
partners and family members of cricketers and support staff will be allowed to
stay in the same hotel as the
team.
Dialogue with franchises Multiple franchise executives confirmed that apart
from “the duration and the
venue”, the franchises are
yet to hear anything officially from the IPL/ BCCI.
However, they said that
an informal dialogue has
been initiated by both
parties.
A franchise official said
most teams have asked the
authorities for a dedicated
individual to deal with the
operational aspects involved
in the maintenance of a biosecure environment.
Meanwhile, the Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports
has given the formal goahead for the relocation of
the event.
The clearance from the
Ministry of External Affairs
and the Ministry of Home Affairs is still awaited.
A BCCI official was confi
dent, however, that the nod
will be received “well in time
for Sunday’s meeting”.
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