The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League has been scheduled by The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The IPL 2021 preparation hasn’t begun yet due to the travel ban in UAE. CEO of Chennai Super Kings feels like the flight ban is a big barrier for the preparations.
The UAE government has decided to extend the flight ban from India till 21 July. Due to this Franchise bosses are not able to travel to the Middle East. The franchise officials are looking to seal deals for hotels and all the other arrangements for the IPL players and staff.
The franchise official is worried about the rise in prices because, alongside IPL & T20 World Cup, the Dubai expo is also scheduled in October. The T20 world cup is just 2 months away and BCCI is the host of the tournaments. So they wanted to visit UAE as soon as possible to get all the works done.
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“Finding hotels won’t be a problem. But flight ban is definitely a problem, it delays our plans” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan told InsideSport.
“As far as the hotel is concerned, we are already in talks. So, that should not be a problem. Whenever BCCI confirms the dates, we will finalise the bookings,” he added.
The prices of hotels will go skyrocket with all these events happening in UAE. The Dubai Expo alone invites about 25 million tourists to UAE. Also, it will be a huge challenge for officials to arrange everything properly and create a secure bio bubble for the teams.
There is no official intimation from BCCI on IPL 2021: Punjab Kings official
Meanwhile, a Punjab Kings official has conceded that there has been no official intimation on the second phase of IPL 2021 scheduled to take place in the UAE during September-October.
BCCI President Ganguly (in Sportstar) said "We are working on the schedule of IPL 2021, it will be announced soon".
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“We still don’t have any official intimation as yet from the BCCI. Unless we get an official note from BCCI, I cannot comment. Whatever we have heard, it is through media. We are in a state of preparedness. We don’t have a problem.
Whichever dates BCCI declares, we will be fine by that. Everything is being checked, hotels are being finalised, grounds have been finalised for practice. All of that is done. We are prepared. As soon we get an official confirmation, we will make our move,” the official said.
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