Published 20:40 IST, February 13th 2020
BCCI's request to postpone ICC board meeting due to IPL 2020 rejected
International Cricket Council recently declined Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) request to postpone the board meeting scheduled for March 29.
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International Cricket Council (ICC) recently declined Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) request to postpone board meeting scheduled for March 29. meeting, slated to take place in Dubai, coincides with opening day of upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020).
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ICC rejects BCCI request to postpone board meeting
According to media reports, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly issued an informal request to apex cricketing body to shift date of meeting. Top delegates from both councils, i.e. BCCI and ICC, are expected to gar at conference.
Responding to Sourav Ganguly’s request, an ICC official stated that last-minute changes will t be possible. series of meetings are scheduled to be held between March 27 and March 29. ICC spokesperson furr added that schedule of such garings had been informed to all members well in advance. For instance, upcoming annual conference is scheduled to take place in Cape Town on July 18 and July 19. official also questioned BCCI for t considering meeting dates before scheduling matches for IPL 2020.
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IPL 2020
upcoming 13th season of IPL is scheduled to be played between March 29 and May 24. Like previous editions, 60 matches will be played in a double round-robin and play-offs format between eight franchises. Several changes were made to all franchises during recently concluded IPL trading window and IPL 2020 auction that was conducted on December 19, 2019.
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20:40 IST, February 13th 2020