IPL 2022 Start Date: IPL likely to start on March 26 – BCCI is all set to green-signal March 26 as the start date for IPL 2022 after official broadcast partner Star’s request. The league phase of the tournament will be played in Mumbai and Pune while the board is yet to decide on the playoffs venue. An announcement of the final dates will be made by next week. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
IPL 2022 Start Date: BCCI set to GREEN-SIGNAL March 26 start, tournament to be held in Mumbai & Pune, full schedule by next week
“You will have the full schedule by next week as we are still finalising a few venues in Mumbai. The franchises have already been informed about the two cities where the IPL will be held and they will make their bookings accordingly. Mumbai and Pune will host the league phase. We have locked in MArch 26 as the start date,” a top BCCI official told InsideSport on Monday.
IPL 2022 Start Date: BCCI set to GREEN-SIGNAL March 26 start, tournament to be held in Mumbai & Pune, full schedule by next week
Even though BCCI had zeroed in on March 27 as the start date, following a request from broadcast partner Star, the Indian board decided to advance the date to March 26. The reason for that is the weekend. As IPL has always begun with one match on an opening day, BCCI wants to keep the tradition intact.
The star wants to cash in on the Sunday with a double-header and as March 27 is a Sunday, three matches will be completed by the second day of the tournament.
IPL 2022 Start Date: BCCI set to GREEN-SIGNAL March 26 start, tournament to be held in Mumbai & Pune, full schedule by next week
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IPL 2022 Start date:
- Star put in a request to start the IPL on March 26.
- It will allow them three matches in first weekend with a doubleheader on March 27, Sunday.
- While BCCI said it would consider it, the board has decided to make March 26 start date.
- The league phase of the tournament will be held in Mumbai and Pune.
- Ahmedabad is still under consideration for the playoff phase but a final decision will be revealed by next week.
- Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil Stadium and MCA Stadium in Pune are likely to host the matches.
- BCCI is also in talks with Reliance for Jio Stadium as a potential venue.
IPL 2022 Start Date: BCCI set to GREEN-SIGNAL March 26 start, tournament to be held in Mumbai & Pune, full schedule by next week
IPL 2022 Start Date: BCCI set to GREEN-SIGNAL March 26 start, tournament to be held in Mumbai & Pune, full schedule by next week
“We are yet to finalise the venues. So far, three stadiums in Mumbai and one in Pune have been finalised. But a shift to Ahmedabad will only happen for the playoff phase if the Covid situation is negligible. We don’t want to risk the integrity of the bio-bubble as staging in Ahmedabad will require air travel,” the BCCI official said.
Hence, one can expect the BCCI to withhold playoff fixtures for now as the board wants to play the waiting game before confirming Ahmedabad as playoff venue.
IPL 2022 Start Date: BCCI set to GREEN-SIGNAL March 26 start, tournament to be held in Mumbai & Pune, full schedule by next week
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