The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is rumoured to be hosted by United Arab Emirates (UAE) but the tournament will only be possible if the scheduled ICC T20 World Cup gets postponed said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council member said.
"The decision on IPL will be taken once ICC gives a decision on T20 World Cup, we have identified some places in India where IPL can be staged, overseas options have also been discussed, but in the end, it all depends on the situation, we discussed as to where we can hold our training camp, one place is Dharmsala but the problem of accommodation arises there," the member said.
In Friday's meeting, the committee members discussed several venues in India to hold training camp for the players but Motera, the largest cricket stadium in the world, in Ahmedabad was given preference due to its accommodation facility.
All the 11 points of the agenda were discussed in the meeting but no conclusive decision was taken because of the current coronavirus pandemic situation.
All members of the Apex Council attended the meeting, including the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
BCCI are also looking at a shortened window of 5 to 6 weeks for IPL 2020 between September and early November, provided the T20 World Cup is postponed.
"We had a discussion on domestic cricket, but at the moment we are looking at the situation, no concrete decision was taken because of the situation until you get government clearance you can not decide anything, we have to conduct training camp for the players, we cannot go to NCA as Bengaluru is witnessing a surge in Covid cases."
"Ahmedabad can be someplace where we can hold training camp for players as we can create bio-bubble there," the Apex Council member who attended Friday's meeting told ANI.
Sports across the globe took a massive hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 edition of the IPL has been indefinitely postponed.
However, several sporting events around the world have returned to action. International cricket also resumed on July 8 when England hosted West Indies for a Test match.
Back in 2014, UAE first hosted a part of the IPL due to the general elections in India so they are not new to holding the star-studded tournament.