The BCCI is likely to announce the complete schedule of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the CoA meet on Monday. The IPL COO and his team has been working overtime to ensure that despite this being the year of the general election, the league is played in India.
“It is expected that the remaining schedule for this season of the IPL would be finalised and announced on Monday when the CoA meets on March 18. The IPL COO and his team are working overtime on this and it is a credit to them that the BCCI can even hope of holding the entire season in India this year,” said a BCCI official.
The apex board had already announced the schedule of the first 17 games till April 5. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are scheduled to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai in the opener.
In the first part, all teams are playing a minimum of four matches with the newly-christened Delhi Capitals and RCB playing five matches. Every team will play a minimum of two home and two away matches with DC playing three home matches, while RCB will play three away matches.
The CoA will meet ICC chairman Shashank Manohar in Mumbai on Monday to also discuss the issue of the BCCI complying with the World Anti-Doping Agency-National Anti-Doping Agency (WADA-NADA). While the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to remain compliant to the WADA directives, the BCCI has reservation on dealing with NADA.