Rajasthan Royals COO confident on BCCI making IPL happen this year

ongoing coronavirus crisis and India lockdown situation across country prompted Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to postpone highly-anticipated Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) until furr tice. t long ago, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly himself stated that re are plans of staging any cricketing activities in India for time being. However, recent developments indicate that IPL 2020 may take place if T20 World Cup in Australia later this year gets shifted to a later date.

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India lockdown: Rajasthan Royals COO’s take on BCCI’s decision regarding IPL 2020

Rajasthan Royals Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jake Lush McCrum recently expressed his confidence that BCCI will go ahead with IPL 2020 this year. While interacting with Rajasthan Royals players and fans on ‘Royal Fans Meet’ through Zoom app, franchise's COO stated that BCCI is currently working very hard to st Indian T20 tournament. McCrum also dropped hints regarding potential timeline of much-awaited season.

While speaking about possible new time slot, Rajasthan Royals official added that franchises and BCCI are looking at a September-vember window later this year. McCrum cited example of IPL 2009 when BCCI put toger tournament in South Africa on a short tice. He stated that board is fully capable of replicating ir 2009 success once again.  

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Albeit Rajasthan Royals' COO claims of BCCI looking for a September-vember window, interestingly, T20 World Cup in Australia is also slated to take place during a similar time window, i.e. between October 18 and vember 15. McCrum’s statement furr strengns ongoing reports that IPL 2020 could possibly replace T20 World Cup, should latter get a shift in its schedule.

Kings XI Punjab CEO’s take on IPL 2020

A few days ago, Kings XI Punjab Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sathish Men also gave his take on BCCI and IPL 2020 during an interview with Hindustan Times. In interview, Men said that staging tournament behind closed doors is a likely possibility and it would be great for players as well as for brand of IPL. However, he also added that entire decision will be depended on BCCI and Indian government.

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