BCCI President Sourav Ganguly recently claimed that his board will have a talk with the boards of other cricketing nations to see if a window can be made available for hosting the remaining 31 matches, before the T20 World Cup.
He also revealed that if the IPL is not completed, the board could face an enormous financial loss which might be up to INR 2500 crores. In a recent interaction, the Sri Lanka Cricket chief of the managing committee, Prof. Arjuna de Silva said that his board is willing to provide a window in the month of September.
He further claimed that Sri Lanka can also be taken as an option for hosting the remaining matches of the tournament. Last year, when the IPL was conducted outside of India due to the pandemic, it was played in the UAE.
Even this year, the venue has become a huge issue for the Indian board, not just for the IPL 2021, but for T2 World Cup as well. Evidently, Sri Lanka had expressed interest to host the IPL last year too.
“Yes, we can certainly provide a window to host the IPL in the month of September. We hear the UAE is their one option but Sri Lanka can not be ignored for all reasons,”
said Prof. Arjuna de Silva and was quoted by Cricwire.
De Silva’s term will end later this month after the SLC elections are held on May 20. However, several reports suggest that the offer will remain even if changes are made in the top-level management. De Silva also stated that the board is planning to have the second season of the Lanka Premier League in July and August. Hence it won’t be very difficult to arrange everything needed for conducting the IPL in September.
“We are planning to host the Lanka Premier League in July-August and the grounds and other infrastructure will be ready for the IPL in September”,
he added.
