UAE confirm offer to host Indian Premier League 2020

The Emirates Cricket Board has confirmed that it had expressed interest in hosting the IPL this year if India decides to shift the T20 tournament out of the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by Gulf News.

The 13th edition of the IPL was scheduled to start in late March but it has been postponed indefinitely due to the global health crisis. There is speculation that the BCCI is looking for an October window to hold the event in case the T20 World Cup in Australia is not held this year.

“In the past, the Emirates Cricket Board has successfully hosted IPL matches in the UAE. We have a proven record of being hosts as a neutral venue for various bilateral and multi-nation cricket activities in the past,” its general secretary Mubashshir Usmani was quoted as saying by the newspaper. “Our state-of-the-art venues and facilities make the Emirates a desired place for hosting all types of cricket.”