Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given up hopes on hosting the Indian Premier League in India and has all but sealed UAE as its preferred location, the fate of the ICC World T20 still hangs in the balance. The BCCI top brass is not ready to give up claims of hosting the marquee event in India and hence seeking extra time from ICC before choosing UAE once again.
BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla has said Khaleej Times that India is still the preferred location for the BCCI and will give up on the idea only in the next two months if the Covid-19 situation does not improve in the country.
“That issue also has been deliberated. Our first choice is India. So we will be seeking some time from the ICC, a month or so, to decide about it. If towards the end of June or maybe, the first week of July, the situation is not good there (India), then obviously it will come to the UAE. If the situation improves (in India) and we are able to host it, then we will be hosting there,” Shukla told Khaleej Times.
The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League was abruptly postponed midway through the season when the teams started reporting Covid-19 cases in their camps.