NEW DELHI: The BCCI is currently not in a position to take a call on the future of IPL and it would be “too premature” to comment on whether the tournament can be slotted in place of the ICC World T20 in October-November, treasurer Arun Dhumal said on Monday.
The IPL has been postponed till April 15 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and with the country scheduled to go for another two week extension of the lockdown, it is but natural that the cash-rich league can’t be held during its dedicated April-May window.
“Right now, the picture is very hazy. We don’t even know when the lockdown will end and if we don’t know, how can we even have a meaningful discussion. Once we get a clarity from the government, we can then sit and take fresh stock of the situation. Any speculation about it’s future will be premature,” Dhumal said during an exclusive interaction.
“Everyone wants IPL to happen but let’s have some clarity first.”
The BCCI treasurer clarified that there was no scheduled conference call between the office bearers on Monday.
“We office-bearers are in constant touch. It’s not just IPL but there is huge amount of pending administrative work, legal issues that needs to be studied. But there was no conference call scheduled today as there is nothing to discuss till current situation persists,” Dhumal said.
He also provided some practical insight into rescheduling of IPL as speculations are rife about the October-November window. (AGENCIES)
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