MUMBAI: Belying expectations (and Star India’s exhortations), the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council on Monday decided to retain match timings of the night games at 8 pm as has been the case in previous editions’s of world cricket’s biggest annual jamboree.
Additionally, media speculation that the IOPL final would be held in Ahmedabad were also quashed by the BCCI’s top brass.
PTI quotes BCCI president Sourav Ganguly as stating that IPL final will be held in Mumbai and NOT Ahmedabad. “There will be no change in the timing of IPL night games. It will start from 8 pm like earlier years. There was discussion about 7.30 pm but it’s not happening,” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told reporters after the IPL council meeting.
“We will have only five double headers (4pm and 8 pm) this time,” Ganguly said. “IPL final will be held in Mumbai,” Ganguly further said.
Meanwhile, in a welcome gesture, the BCCI will have an All Stars Game between all top international players before the start of IPL wherein the proceeds will to charity.
