7 May 2021 12:00 am
By Bipin Dani
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is keen to help the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to host the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
This offer has come at the time when the former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who now happens to the BCCI President has said, “We have to speak to other boards and see if a window can be made available before the T20 World Cup.”
“If we fail to complete the IPL, the loss will be close to INR 2500 crore (USD 340 million approx.) That is going by early estimates.”
Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the President of the Management Committee of SLC, said Sri Lanka would be ready to host the IPL.
“Yes, we can certainly provide a window to host the IPL in the month of September,” Prof. de Silva said.
“We hear the UAE (United Arab Emirates) is their one option but Sri Lanka cannot be ignored for all reasons.”
“We are planning to host the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in July-August and the grounds and other infrastructure will be ready for the IPL in September,” he added.
Prof. de Silva’s term is scheduled to be over this month after the SLC elections on May 20, but whoever comes into power could possibly be open to hosting the IPL.