The Indian Premier League's governing council will meet on Saturday via teleconference, followed by a meeting with their primary stakeholders - franchise owners, broadcasters and central sponsors - on Sunday and Monday. The meetings will chart out the "final plan" for the tournament in UAE starting September 19.
Bio-secure bubble: Each franchise will create its own bubble in which the team will only be interacting with a limited number of people in their ecosystem or allotted to them by BCCI.
Revenue pools: Since all 60 IPL matches are being played in 51 days, there will be no change in the distribution of BCCI's central revenue pool.
Gate money: Had the IPL not happened, franchises wouldn't be looking at any income. Letting go of gate money.
Travel & accommodation: Franchises will have to figure their own travel arrangements and accommodation in UAE.
Medical assistance: Franchises will arrange for their own medical teams and the BCCI will arrange a central medical team. Once players & support staff land in UAE, the onus of testing will be on the franchises, who will, in turn, coordinate with BCCI's medical team on a 24x7 basis. Each franchise's medical team will stay with their respective teams within the security bubble.
Player replacement & loaning: There will be no change in the player policy and the franchises will be free to travel with extra players so as to avoid last-minute travels.
David Warner will be leading Sunrisers Hyderabad out on the field for his franchise's opening game in IPL 2020
West Indies captain Jason Holder has called for England to tour the Caribbean before the end of the year in return for his team playing three bio-secure Tests which have saved the ECB from financial ruin, and also believes that a more equitable revenue sharing model needs to be considered by the ICC to help support boards outside the so-called big three of England, Australia and India.
These are strange times in Andrew Balbirnie's career. The world has been put through a churn by the pandemic and Irish cricket has been no exception. Unfortunately for Balbirnie, though, the break came at a time when he'd just taken over as captain and was trying to impose his ambitions on a squad that was embarking on a new era of ICC Full Membership. Now captain across all formats, Balbirnie begins with the onerous task of getting his team to make a mark in the World Cup Super League, starting with an assignment against the World Champions.
Writer: Daksh Sojitra
30/07/2020
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