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‘Grounds will be ready’: Sri Lanka Cricket offers to host the remaining IPL 2021 in September
After the suspension of the Indian Premier League this year in its mid-way, several England clubs had expressed willingness to host the remainder of the League. A day later, Sri Lanka Cricket has also joined the bandwagon and shown keen interest in hosting the remaining matches of the 14th edition of the IPL on their soil. Despite several organizations willing to host the remaining IPL, the biggest hurdle for BCCI is to find out a window that can have sufficient time to complete the lucrative tournament. Arjuna de Silva, chief of SLC’s managing committee, has said that they can “certainly provide a window” to host the IPL in September.
“Yes, we can certainly provide a window to host the IPL in the month of September”, Arjuna de Silva told Deccan Chronicle in an exclusive telephonic interview from Colombo.
As per some reports, the United Arab Emirates remains the top choice for BCCI for hosting remaining IPL matches in the September window just before the T20 World Cup, especially after the last edition which was played turned out to be a huge success.
Speaking about this de Silva said: “We hear the UAE (United Arab Emirates) is their one option but Sri Lanka cannot be ignored for all reasons”.
