Guwahati: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that this year'S Indian Premier League is likely to be held in the UAE during October and November if the International Cricket Council (ICC) postpones the T20 World Cup, scheduled for October-November.
The development comes after BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah informed the members at the Apex Council meeting on Friday.
The plan for IPL 2020, which was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was among the primary items in an 11-point agenda marked for the meeting.
The board also stated to it's Apex Council that no domestic cricket would be held until December.
Across India, thirty-eight teams take part in various domestic and age-group tournaments that are played every year. Since players' mobility is a big factor, the board doesn't want to take any hasty decision on its domestic calendar.
Notably, tournaments like Duleep Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, and Challengers series will be scrapped and age-group tournaments too will take a major hit this season.
After the BCCI Apex council meeting, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as the top contender to host India's training camp along with Ahmedabad and Dharamsala being the other options.
Now that the ICC is yet to make any formal announcement, the Board of Directors is expected to converge in another video conference early next week to take stock of the situation and the final word will be out. If the World T20 is put off, a convenient slot to the satisfaction of all stakeholders has to be decided as India is scheduled to host the next edition of the event in 2021 itself.