MUMBAI: The BCCI is likely to hold the forthcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Maharashtra and Gujarat, sources say. “As now, the Board is mulling organising the league stage in Maharashtra, and the playoffs in Ahmedabad,” revealed a source.
Post a meeting of its office-bearers on Thursday, the BCCI has finalised its decision to stage this year’s IPL in India, and move to the UAE only if the Covid situation in Maharashtra and the country gets worse.
TOI had reported on January 6 about the BCCI thinking that the BCCI, in plan B, was looking at staging the entire IPL this year in Maharashtra itself.
The league stage of the forthcoming edition of the IPL will be held at three venues in Mumbai — the Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium in Cricket Club of India, the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Gahunje, near Pune. The playoffs could be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
“Yes,I believe that the IPL is coming to CCI, and we’ll be very glad to host it,” CCI president Premal Udani told TOI.
Twenty-five percent crowd allowed
The good news for cricket fans is that the matches in the glitzy T20 league may not be played in empty stadiums, after all. TOI has learnt that “some crowd” may be allowed at venues in the league stage in Maharashtra, provided the covid situation remains under control, and the number of cases are low in Mumbai and Pune.
“If the number of positive cases aren’t high around that time, the state government authorities are likely to allow around 25% capacity crowds for this year’s IPL. A top politician, who is a central figure in the present Maharashtra government, and the BCCI officials had earlier this month met Aseem Gupta, State Principal secretary of relief and rehabilitation, on this issue.
The idea is to replicate the ‘model’ of the Wankhede Test match last December between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, which saw crowds being allowed up to 25% of the capacity of the venue, as per the state government guidelines in view of the threat from the Omicron variant.
“As per that guideline, 50% capacity was allowed indoors, which means that corporate boxes, and perhaps the press box, could be filled up to 50% of the capacity,” a reliable source told this paper.
“Even in the present situation, the Maharashtra government, as per its last order on covid norms, is keen to organize national and international sporting events as long as a strict bio-bubble, and all the covid protocols are maintained. This is why the state govt has allowed the ongoing AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Mumbai and Pune, the Tata Open tennis tournament in Pune and the next edition of the IPL in the same cities,” said the source.
Post a meeting of its office-bearers on Thursday, the BCCI has finalised its decision to stage this year’s IPL in India, and move to the UAE only if the Covid situation in Maharashtra and the country gets worse.
TOI had reported on January 6 about the BCCI thinking that the BCCI, in plan B, was looking at staging the entire IPL this year in Maharashtra itself.
The league stage of the forthcoming edition of the IPL will be held at three venues in Mumbai — the Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium in Cricket Club of India, the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Gahunje, near Pune. The playoffs could be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
“Yes,I believe that the IPL is coming to CCI, and we’ll be very glad to host it,” CCI president Premal Udani told TOI.
Twenty-five percent crowd allowed
The good news for cricket fans is that the matches in the glitzy T20 league may not be played in empty stadiums, after all. TOI has learnt that “some crowd” may be allowed at venues in the league stage in Maharashtra, provided the covid situation remains under control, and the number of cases are low in Mumbai and Pune.
“If the number of positive cases aren’t high around that time, the state government authorities are likely to allow around 25% capacity crowds for this year’s IPL. A top politician, who is a central figure in the present Maharashtra government, and the BCCI officials had earlier this month met Aseem Gupta, State Principal secretary of relief and rehabilitation, on this issue.
The idea is to replicate the ‘model’ of the Wankhede Test match last December between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, which saw crowds being allowed up to 25% of the capacity of the venue, as per the state government guidelines in view of the threat from the Omicron variant.
“As per that guideline, 50% capacity was allowed indoors, which means that corporate boxes, and perhaps the press box, could be filled up to 50% of the capacity,” a reliable source told this paper.
“Even in the present situation, the Maharashtra government, as per its last order on covid norms, is keen to organize national and international sporting events as long as a strict bio-bubble, and all the covid protocols are maintained. This is why the state govt has allowed the ongoing AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Mumbai and Pune, the Tata Open tennis tournament in Pune and the next edition of the IPL in the same cities,” said the source.
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