The Covid-19 wave came along and swept everything in its path. India came to a halt and outdoor activities became a strict no-no to curb the spread of the deadly infection. IPL 2021, much like everything else in the country, faced the brunt, and shutters were downed on the cricket carnival for the safety of cricketers and everyone associated with the tournament. But now there is some good news for the cricket fans. BCCI SGM recently announced that the second phase of IPL 2021 would be held in the September-October window in the UAE. It’s worth noting that the dates are yet to be announced.
This, however, hasn’t stopped the cricket-loving fans from rejoicing the fact that they will get to witness the rest of the tournament. Yes, there were memes too.
IPL fans waiting for the second half of the season pic.twitter.com/hNZNXoU0d1— Raja 🙂 (@rajabetsint) May 29, 2021
#IPL2021 Me AfteR Ipl restart On the way to see ipl pic.twitter.com/gsBR38ZD5i— ⍟ (@Memer_Hu__bhai) May 29, 2021
heard IPL will start soon pic.twitter.com/Qlai52y2qg— Jaynil (@jaynildave) May 31, 2021
Dear UAE,See you soon #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/sjuaUyhQHB
— Shailesh Makwana (News18) (@Shailesh090910) May 30, 2021
The remainder of #IPL2021 to be played in UAE:Cricket fans: pic.twitter.com/AxSEbMb0lJ— Creative.minds08 (@CMinds08) May 29, 2021
BCCI trying to complete the IPL in an already jam-packed cricket calendar.#IPL2021 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/YMWMPJ6dk4— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) May 30, 2021
RCB fans after hearing IPL will continue in UAE : pic.twitter.com/Y1GLSFi4ej— Indian Memes (@Theindianmeme) May 29, 2021
Raina's manager pre-booking a room with balcony For #IPL2021Kyunki:- pic.twitter.com/pWWU2NwgmX
— Debanshi Biswas (@BiswasDebanshi) May 29, 2021
#IPL2021 ReUAEnions ❤Meanwhile fans : pic.twitter.com/K7nwuic1C7— AishwaryA (@DivineAish) May 30, 2021
IPL to UAE : pic.twitter.com/a8LYieIT60— Aditya Mishra (@i_adityamishraa) May 30, 2021
According to a report in InsideSport.com the IPL is supposed to restart on September 17, and the final will be played on October 10.
But there is a lot of work to be done in this regard. These dates will be clashing with the CPL 2021 — August 28 to September 19 — and the BCCI wants its dates to be advanced by 7-10 days, so that all the players in the league can take part in the IPL as well. The BCCI will put in a request to the Caribbean board, according to the report.
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