If reports are to be believed then 10th edition of Indian Premier League may begin from April 5 in 2017. Reports also suggest that the players' auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 4.
IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla announced this following a meeting on Tuesday, adding that no decision was taken in violation of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee directives. One of Lodha Panel's directives to the BCCI was to keep a 15-day gap between the IPL and an international series.
"There is a proposal to start IPL 10 from April 5. The auctions will happen in Bengaluru on February 4. We had to keep a gap of one week after the Australia series," Shukla told reporters after the Governing Council meeting called to discuss operational issues pertaining to the league.
Reportedly after last year fiasco in holding matches in Maharashtra; innovative steps will be taken to ensure that centres in Maharashtra such as Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur are able to hold matches in the 10th edition of the tournament that started in 2008 amid much fanfare. It may be recalled, IPL matches scheduled in Maharashtra had to be shifted out last year after outrage over use of water to maintain stadiums even as the state reeled under severe drought.
IPL Governing Council chairman Rajeev Shukla announced this following a meeting on Tuesday, adding that no decision was taken in violation of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee directives. One of Lodha Panel's directives to the BCCI was to keep a 15-day gap between the IPL and an international series.
"There is a proposal to start IPL 10 from April 5. The auctions will happen in Bengaluru on February 4. We had to keep a gap of one week after the Australia series," Shukla told reporters after the Governing Council meeting called to discuss operational issues pertaining to the league.
Reportedly after last year fiasco in holding matches in Maharashtra; innovative steps will be taken to ensure that centres in Maharashtra such as Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur are able to hold matches in the 10th edition of the tournament that started in 2008 amid much fanfare. It may be recalled, IPL matches scheduled in Maharashtra had to be shifted out last year after outrage over use of water to maintain stadiums even as the state reeled under severe drought.
