UAE confirmed as the venue for IPL 2020, says governing council chairman Brijesh Patel

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) will be held in United Arab Emirates, confirmed Brijesh Patel, chairman of the IPL Governing Council. He also added that the body has applied for permission from the government and will decide the future course of action in the next general council meeting.

ICC's decision on Monday to postpone the T20 World Cup, cleared the coast for the BCCI to prepare hosting the IPL which at the moment stands postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The IPL GC will meet within a week or 10 days and all decisions (including final schedule) will be taken there. As of now, the plan is to have a full fledged IPL comprising 60 games and most likely in the UAE,” IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told news agency PTI.


Last week, Dubai Sports City's Head of Cricket and Events Salman Hanif has said they are keeping the facilities ready for such an eventuality. The IPL is aiming to secure the September-October window, which it might just grab as there is immense uncertainty surrounding the fate of the October 18 to November 15 T20 World Cup in Australia.

Action shifts to UAE
The UAE is no stranger to hosting the IPL. In 2014, due to general elections in the country, the IPL moved to the Emirates for its first-half, with Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and the Dubai International Stadium combining to host the first 20 matches of the edition.