NEW DELHI: The BCCI is reportedly planning to hold a meeting with Indian Premier League team owners some time next month to discuss alternate plans of conducting the 2022 season of the IPL, amid incresing global concerns over the threat posed by the Omicron variant of the Covid virus.
According to a Cricbuzz report, the BCCI is likely to discuss all the scenarios with the franchise owners.
Notably, the original plan for the league, which is likely to kick off on April 2 in Chennai, is to hold the games normally on home-and-away basis if there is no deterioration in the COVID situation in the country. But, if the situation doesn’t allow it, then the alternative plans will be activated by the board.
The organisers are also exploring the idea of holding the whole tournament just in Mumbai and Pune or in the Gujarat cities of Ahmedabad, Baroda and Rajkot if the Covid/Omicron situation worsens.
The 2022 season of IPL will be a ten-team affair after the addition of two new teams – Lucknow and Ahmedabad – which are making their debut in world cricket’s richest annual tournament.
