The IPL 2020 will be the 13th season of IPL, a competent 20-20 (T20) league entrenched by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The IPL 2020 was about to start in the month of March 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
After this, our prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi announced that there will be a complete lockdown in India till 3rd May 2020. So, BCCI suspended the IPL date. On 2nd August 2020, it was declared that the IPL 2020 will start from 19th September to 10 November 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. On 10th August 2020, the Indian Government gave approval for the tournament to take place in UAE.
After the ICC shifted the 2020 edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup, the BCCI sought Government’s approval to move the tournament to UAE. On 24th July 2020, Brijesh Patel IPL Governing Council Chairman said that decisions related to three venues will be taken by the Government of the United Arab Emirates. The three venues are -Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah.
The Schedule of IPL 2020
The revised schedule for the IPL 2020 tournament was due to be published on 20 August 2020 but was delayed because of travel restrictions in the UAE due to COVID -19. On 28th August 2020, ten members of the team Chennai Super Kings were tested positive for the virus. Then due to this BCCI announced some safety rules that testing on all players will be done regularly throughout the IPL in this season.
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The total amount BCCI spending in doing more than 20,000 COVID-19 tests during the IPL 2020 is Rs. 10 crores. Mumbai Indians decided to take the help of a personal health tracking device named Smart Ring which all players will wear during the IPL.
Here is the list of matches taking place on the particular day:-
Personnel Changes
- Ravi Chandran Aswin captain of Kings XI Punjab was transferred to Delhi Capitals.
- Three players got a rise in their salary such as Ajinkya Rahane, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande.
- Pat Cummins, the most expensive player purchased Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 15.5 Crores.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore replaced Kane Richardson with Adam Zampa.
- Ali Khan became the first American Cricketer to join IPL in place of Harry Gurney in Kolkata Knight Riders.
Name of the Teams Playing in IPL 2020 in Season 13
- Chennai Super Kings
- Delhi Capitals
- Kings XI Punjab
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mumbai Indians
- Rajasthan Royals
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
Conclusion
Talepost Media wished good luck to all the members of the teams in the Indian Premier League 2020. Everyone waits for the League to start as they are fond of watching cricket. So, stay connected with us and read the guidelines mentioned on the top for IPL 2020.