BCCI wants to complete incomplete IPL by any means, now request to England

New Delhi, May 21, 2021, Friday

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants to complete the IPL tournament, which has been postponed due to Corona.

For this, the Cricket Board has now requested the Cricket Board of England to make some changes in the schedule of India's Test series against England. The Indian team will play the final match of the Test Cricket World Championship against New Zealand in England from June 18 to 22. The team will then play a series of five Test matches against England in England. The series kicks off in August. The first Test will be played from August 4 to 8 and then the fifth Test will be played in Manchester from September 10 to 14. The Indian team will play another three Tests during this period.

However, the Indian cricket board is worried about completing the remaining matches of the IPL. The board has requested the England Cricket Board to complete the Test series a week in advance. So that there is time to play the remaining matches of IPL in the month of September.

According to media reports, former England captain Michael Arthur has also confirmed that India had held similar discussions, saying that the Indian board had discussed with the Cricket Board of England a week before the scheduled time to finalize the IPL. Is.

It may be mentioned that if the BCCI does not complete the remaining matches of the IPL, it will lose Rs 2,000 crore. Due to which the board wants to play IPL tournament in any other country if not in India.