Good News For Indian Cricket Lovers

Hyderabad, June 01: A Good News for the Cricket Lover as the Indian Premier League 2019 will have an early start due to General Elections in India, Sources suggests.

As per the sources, the next edition of the league will kick off on March 29. BCCI, though, might be forced to shift out the tournament fully or partially if General Elections takes place in the months from March to May.

The cricket board is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Given that the 2019 50-over ICC World Cup is scheduled to begin on May 30, the IPL cannot be delayed.

In fact, if the Lodha recommendation of respecting a 15-day break between the IPL and any cricket tournament is adhered to, and if the ICC regulation for participating teams to remain available for promotions two weeks before the start of the tournament is kept in perspective, the BCCI has little choice but to conclude the 2019 IPL by the middle of May.

According to this, the BCCI has zeroed in on March 29, 2019, as the starting date of the IPL's 12th edition, sources added. However, World Cup deadline is only part of the problem for BCCI.

Those in the know of things say, "If the centre doesn't call for early Lok Sabha elections, the board will have to seriously consider its options over the IPL."