GROS ISLET (St Lucia): The BCCI proposes, Cricket West Indies (and pretty much most cricket boards) disposes. Following discussions between the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Caribbean Premier League and CWI, the dates of this year’s CPL have been amended.
It is now official that the CPL will start on August 26 and conclude on September 15, thereby avoiding any clash with the second phase of the Indian Premier League, which kicks off September 19 in the UAE.
“This year’s tournament will be played in St Kitts and Nevis with all 33 matches taking place at Warner Park,” stated an official release.
Earlier, President of Cricket West Indies, Ricky Skerritt, had confirmed that CWI, the BCCI, and the CPL were engaged in talks for a tweaked CPL schedule to accommodate the IPL remainder.
The CPL, which was originally scheduled to commence on August 28, will now be played in St Kitts and Nevis between August 26 and September 15.
“Both IPL and CPL are important to CWI, to our cricketers, and to fans. CWI’s role was to facilitate arrangements for a non-overlapping and smooth transition from one tournament to the next. Cricket administrators must collaborate if cricket is to survive the risks and costs of Covid-19,” Skerritt noted in an official release issued by CWI.
All 33 matches of the 2021 CPL will be played at Warner Park with a 50% capacity cap for vaccinated spectators.
