BCCI to seek 1 month’s time from ICC for final call on WT20

New Delhi, May 29 (PTI): The general body of the BCCI on Saturday approved the IPL’s resumption in September in the UAE and also decided to seek one month’s time from the ICC to assess the COVID-19 situation in India before taking a final call on the ICC T20 World Cup.
The Special General Meeting (SGM), held virtually, lasted for about 50 minutes as the members were unanimous in their approval of the two agendas on the day.
“The SGM approved the decision to hold the remaining matches of IPL between September and October. The dates will be intimated later,” a senior state association member, who was present in the meeting, told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
“In September, it’s the time for retreating monsoon in India. Also the fact that three grounds in the UAE makes it easier as we had seen in 2020.”
The likely dates will be between September 18 and October 10.
He said all the members want the T20 World Cup to be held in India in last week of October but no decision can be taken right now. “The BCCI representatives — president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah — will be seeking time till July 1 after which another SGM will be held to decide on whether we would go ahead with hosting of World T20.
“Right now, the health situation in the country doesn’t allow us to take any final decision.”
In a short statement, the BCCI said all the members unanimously agreed to resume IPL in the UAE.
“The BCCI on Saturday announced to complete the remaining matches of VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 season in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year.