The BCCI is likely to announce the much-awaited IPL 2024 Schedule in phases. While the much-awaited tournament is likely to begin next month, the BCCI is yet to announce the schedule.
The reason for the delay is this year’s general elections. The IPL 2024 schedule will depend a lot on the election date. And it is also the reason behind the BCCI’s decision to announce the phased schedule, according to a CricketNext report. The report states that the IPL governing council is close to finalizing the schedule and the first phase will be announced soon.
“We have been discussing internally and have more or less determined the schedule, but a final announcement is likely to come the moment we get clarity and necessary clearances from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission of India on the voting schedule. “. a source told the media outlet.
“The schedule will be announced in phases. As it happened in 2019. For the first games of each team, we will publish the schedule soon and then we will have more clarity on the schedule of polls and other important dates, we will announce the rest.” the source added.
IPL 2024 will be played in India:
The report further states that the BCCI is not even contemplating the possibility of holding IPL 2024 outside the country due to the elections. In 2009 and 2014, the tournament had to be moved out of India for the same reason. However, in 2019, the entire competition took place in India despite the elections and the BCCI is confident of holding IPL 2024 in India as well.
Also in 2019 the calendar was announced in phases due to the elections. In 2019, the elections were held in seven phases and the BCCI initially announced the schedule for only the first two weeks of the IPL. While only time will tell the IPL 2024 schedule, several reports have suggested that the 17th edition of the competition will be played from March 22 to May 26.
