IPL governing council

MUMBAI: The IPL governing council, which met in person for the first time in almost two years here Friday, has reportedly decided to make "all efforts" to start a six-team annual Twenty20 tournament for women cricketers. 

At the GC meeting, it was also decided that first preference would be given to the existing IPL franchises as far as owning any of the six teams is concerned, Cricbuzz reports. If ownership of the proposed six teams is not made up from among the ten existing IPL franchises, the BCCI will invite outside parties, the cricket website fiurther reports.

Jun 22, 2020 20:06
NEW DELHI: No date has been finalised for the meeting of Indian Premier League's (IPL) governing council, sources within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told ANI on Monday. The IPL's governing council is slated to hold a meeting this week in order to review various sponsorship deals following the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash last week with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh.
Mar 14, 2020 15:03
MUMBAI: "No human life is worth sacrificing for Indian Premier League (IPL) which should not take place if the situation doesn't improve in two-three weeks," Ness Wadia, co-owner of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab told PTI, following the BCCI's decision to suspend the T20 tournament till April 15 in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Feb 17, 2020 11:02
MUMBAI: The 13th season of the Indian Premier League will kick off on March 29 with defending champions Mumbai Indians facing 2019 runners-up Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in the opening match, the IPL governing council informed the league's franchises on Saturday night.  
Jan 27, 2020 19:01
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. 
Jan 25, 2020 18:01
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League governing council, which is meeting in New Delhi on Monday, will likely make official that 7.30 pm will be the match timings of the forthcoming IPL 2020.  IPL doubleheaders are also likely to be discontinued, keeping in mind host broadcaster Star India's preference.
Dec 20, 2019 15:12
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is keen to conduct the IPL between March 28 and May 24, 2020, ESPNcricinfo reports.  The IPL Governing Council informed the eight franchises on Wednesday that the final dates of the upcoming season will be locked soon. The council is also looking to shorten the number of days in the competition to ensure the availability of the overseas players. 
Nov 06, 2019 16:11
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League governing council has put on hold, for the time being, a proposal from some IPL franchises for "friendlies abroad" till it has clarity on the ICC's Futures Tours Programme (FTP). While the matter came up for discussion, a senior IPL governing council member told PTI that "it's been discussed and the matter has been filed".
Jul 24, 2019 17:07
MUMBAI: After the manufactured brouhaha, a reality check. The Indian Premier League (IPL) will, NOT surprisingly, continue to be an eight-team affair next season. And likely beyond that for the near to mid term, SportzPower is convinced. The debate of increasing the number of teams to 10 has proved to be nothing but a hoax, DNA reports.
Jan 23, 2018 12:01
NEW DELHI: The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will be held from April 7 to May 27, with the tournament opener and final to be played in Mumbai, the IPL governing council announced Monday. Accepting new broadcast partner Star India's request, the IPL GC has also allowed a shift in timings of the matches. The 8 pm game will now begin at 7 pm while the 4 pm start has now been pushed to 5.30pm.