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Many foreign players, including Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting, started returning to their respective homes.
If the IPL starts again in May itself, the remaining matches can be played in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. According to ESPN report, BCCI has started working on ‘Plan B’ by meeting with the IPL committee. Meanwhile, foreign players have started returning to their homes.
In view of the situation like war between India and Pakistan, BCCI stopped the IPL in the middle. The match being played between Punjab-Delhi on 8 May also had to be canceled. Now both countries agreed to ceasefire. In such a situation, after permission from the government, BCCI can also start IPL soon.
On the other hand, the Times of India report stated that the tournament could resume from 15 or 16 May. There will be no matches in Dharamshala, except for this city, all other venues will be played. At the same time, according to Aaj Tak, the meeting of the IPL Committee can be held on Monday or Tuesday.
The remaining matches in 3 cities possible
The remaining IPL matches may be held in Hyderabad and Chennai, including the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
According to ESPN, if the IPL starts this month, the matches can be held in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. The cities of South India were chosen because they are far from Pakistan border. If the war situation is made again, there will be no problem in the safety of the players.
If not in May, you will have to do IPL in September
Even after the ceasefire, if the IPL could not start again in May, the tournament will be again during September-October. Because Team India has to play a 5 Test series in England from 20 June. So the tournament is difficult to be in June. Because for 16-17 matches, 2 weeks time is required. Which is difficult in June.
On the other hand, the final of the World Test Championship between Australia and South Africa will also begin from 11 June. In such a situation, it is not possible for players of both teams to play IPL in June. BCCI will try its best to take the tournament in May, if not done, it will be considered to be done at the end of the year.
The 18th season of IPL began on 22 March. The final was to be played on 25 May, but now the date of the title match can also be extended.
Foreign players will have to work back
The IPL was stopped on 9 May, after which foreign players started returning to their homes from May 10. Many foreigners, including Punjab head coach Ricky Ponting, have also left for their respective countries. If the tournament starts this month, then the board may have to struggle to recall foreign players.
Will the Punjab-Delhi match be played again or not?
The May 8 match between Punjab and Delhi had to be canceled due to the attacks on the border.
On 8 May, Punjab batting first and scored 122 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 10.1 overs. The match had to be stopped amidst the attacks. Whether or not the two will match again, BCCI did not give clarification on it. If this match is not played again, 1-1 points can be distributed to both teams.
On 9 May, BCCI took 300 staff members and players involved in PBKS and DC matches through Special Vande Bharat Train. The airport of Dharamshala was then closed for security reasons.
Gujarat on top, 3 teams out
By the time the IPL was stopped, 57 matches of the league stage were over. The 58th match was stopped in the middle. After the 57 matches, the points table was the highest 16-16 points in the Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore. GT topped the top due to better run rate. At the same time, teams from Chennai, Rajasthan and Hyderabad got out of the playoff race.
3-3 matches of Gujarat-Bengaluru remained
There are 2-2 matches left for 4 teams. At the same time, 3-3 matches of 6 teams including Gujarat and Bengaluru will be played. The match was to be played between Lucknow and Bengaluru on 9 May in Lucknow, but in the day BCCI gave information about stopping the tournament. It is believed that the tournament between these two will be restarted.
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