Will IPL 2024 be played in India? IPL Chairman gave a big update on T20 League stage. IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal said that we are working with the Indian government and agencies to ensure that IPL 2024 is held in India. Along with the general elections, the upcoming IPL season is all set to be played in India.
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IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal gave a big update about IPL 2024, the tournament will be played in India, and IPL 2024 will coincide with general elections.
Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Arun Dhumal has given a big update on the T20 league. The T20 league will once again be held to coincide with the 2024 general elections. Meanwhile, the BCCI is confident that the tournament will be held entirely in India. Speaking to IANS, Arun said that he is in talks with the Indian government and agencies on the IPL venue.
“We will work with the Indian government, agencies to ensure that the league takes place in India. We are waiting for the general election schedule to be announced and accordingly we will plan … which state will play which game. “A plan will be made during such elections,” the IPL president told IANS. Told to.
“It (IPL) will probably start from the end of March … and the general elections are in April, so we will work on that with the help of the government.”
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Due to the general elections in 2009, the tournament was held in South Africa. Due to elections in 2014, the first match of the season was played in the UAE. Despite the elections, the entire IPL 2019 season was held in India. Once again the survival of the T20 league in India seems almost certain.
In 2020, BCCI was forced to move the league to the UAE due to COVID-19. In 2021, the second half of IPL was also played in UAE for the same reason. BCCI also organized the T20 World Cup there.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will enter IPL 2024 as the defending champions and will be part of the opening game. The MS Dhoni-led team defeated the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2023 final.
Hardik left GT and returned to Mumbai Indians in the biggest trade in league history till IPL 2024. He replaces Rohit Sharma as the captain and will lead MI for the first time in the upcoming season.