IPL 2024 to relocate outside of India: Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI, refutes rumors that the 2024 IPL will be held overseas and confirms that it will remain an Indian-only competition. The announcement coincides with rumors that BCCI may consider holding the second leg of the IPL 2024 season in the United Arab Emirates.
Rajkot: Rumors that the second leg of the forthcoming IPL season may be played overseas have been dispelled by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who has declared that the entire IPL 2024 season will take place in India. Confusion had broken out following a story that claimed, in light of the approaching general elections, that the BCCI was considering other nations to host the second leg of the 2024 Indian Premier League.
Jay Shah told Cricbuzz shortly after the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were revealed on Saturday that the entire forthcoming IPL season will take place in India, stating, “No, it (IPL 2024) won’t be moved overseas.”
Notably, at a news conference on Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar revealed the dates for the next Lok Sabha elections. The general elections are scheduled to take place in seven stages between April 19 and June 1, with the vote counting occurring on June 4.
Following the Election Commission’s announcement, further information regarding the second phase of the lucrative tournament may now be released. In the meantime, the BCCI had only disclosed the schedule for the first 21 matches of the IPL 2024 season, which runs from March 22 to April 7. The opening game of the IPL 2024 season between the reigning champion Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will take place on March 22 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Bengaluru.
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There will be four doubleheaders throughout the course of the 17 days until April 7 according to the schedule that the BCCI has previously released. In addition, during the first leg of the IPL, teams like RCB, Gujarat Titans, and Delhi Capitals will each play five matches, while KKR will play three matches and other franchises will play four matches.
Top BCCI officials have traveled in Dubai to investigate the prospect of holding the 2024 IPL season’s second leg in the United Arab Emirates, according to a story published by The Times of India on Saturday. According to the report, certain IPL teams have also gathered the passports of their players in case the IPL is moved around to coincide with the general elections.
