MUMBAI: The
Indian Premier League
’s (IPL) governing council (GC) has decided to ask the franchises and other stakeholders to delay their travel to UAE approximately by a week — possibly to set the Covid-19 protocols in place for this year’s edition — and travel only by August 20.
The GC also took a call to postpone the final of the tournament from November 8 to 10 to give broadcasters
Star India
an extra two days in the
Diwali
week and advance the start of the evening matches from 8 pm IST to 7.30 pm IST, which means the game will begin in the UAE at 6 pm.
In doing so, the IPL has moved away from its tradition of hosting the final on a Sunday. Those tracking multiple viewpoints say “not