The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to take place in India, confirmed BCCI on Tuesday. After a lot of speculations that were doing the rounds that the T20 tournament would be moved out of India due to the General Elections in the same period, it has been confirmed that the IPL 2019 will be played in India, starting March 23. Also, the 2019 IPL edition will be played in India entirely. Speculations were rife that a part of the tournament would take place outside India to accommodate the Lok Sabha Elections 2019’ however, a recent report has confirmed that the IPL’s 12th season will be taking place in India. Indian Team Players for IPL 2019 & ICC World Cup: MS Dhoni Opposes, Anil Kumble Supports Virat Kohli's Suggestion to Rest Key Bowlers. The dates and the venues of the IPL tournament were a subject of constant speculations in recent times. However, the BCCI release has said that the date and place of the matches had been decided upon by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) after brief discussions with federal and state officials. IPL 2019 Trade Window: Delhi Capitals Trades Jayant Yadav to Mumbai Indians Two Days After Auctions. The BCCI’s press release stated that the decision to organise the IPL Season 12 in India was ‘based on the preliminary discussions with the appropriate central and state agencies/ authorities’. A detailed schedule of the cash-rich cricket league ‘will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities’, after which the CoA will have a ‘detailed discussion’ with all the stakeholders involved. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 08, 2019 04:53 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).<doc-sep>The 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played from March 23, 2019 with the date for the final yet to be decided by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The cash-rich IPL will not be shifted out of India despite a possible clash with the 2019 general elections, which are expected to take place between April and May. Earlier, the IPL top brass had said that a final decision on the schedule will be taken only after the dates for the general elections were out. Notably, IPL was held outside India in 2009 and the first half of the 2014 edition was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) owing to the federal elections on both the occasions. Also, there were talks of advancing IPL 2019 dates to give the players enough time to rest and gear up for the 2019 World Cup, starting May 30 in England. Notably, according to Justice Lodha recommendations, there should at least be a 15-day window between the IPL and the next international fixture of the India cricket team. The IPL 2018 had begun on April 7 and the final, which was won by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), was held on May 27. CoA to discuss with stakeholders before releasing IPL 2019 full schedule "The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Tuesday met in New Delhi to discuss the VIVO IPL 2019 venues and window," the BCCI said in a release. "Based on the preliminary discussions with the appropriate central and state agencies/authorities, it was decided that the 12th edition of the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be scheduled to be played in India. "It is proposed that the VIVO IPL 2019 will commence on March 23, 2019. The detailed schedule will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities. "The COA will then have detailed discussion with all the Stakeholders before releasing the VIVO IPL 2019 Schedule." According to media reports, the IPL 2019 may not be held in the traditional home-away format. A caravan format may come into place due to the possible clash in dates with the elections. In a caravan format, all teams move from one host city to another during the course of the tournament. The said format is followed by Pro Kabaddi League and Premier Badminton League in the country. The 2019 Indian Premier League Auction saw a massive bidding wars from the eight franchises, with a total of 60 players, including 20 overseas stars, being sold. The eight franchises spent a grand total of Rs 106.80 crore with Varun Chakaravarthy and Jaydev Unadkat being the joint costliest players, while England all-rounder Sam Curran was the highest-paid foreign player at the IPL 2019 Auction.<doc-sep>The Indian Premier League 2019 will be held in India and it was proposed that the tournament will begin from March 23, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Tuesday. The Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) met in New Delhi to discuss the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 venues and window and the decision was taken after preliminary discussions. READ: Taylor scores hundred against Sri Lanka, overtakes Tendulkar & Kohli Earlier, there were some doubts about India hosting the tournament due to the general elections which will be held in April and May this year. The statement from BCCI’s Committee of Administrators stated - “The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Tuesday met in New Delhi to discuss the VIVO IPL 2019 venues and window. Based on the preliminary discussions with the appropriate central and state agencies / authorities, it was decided that the 12th edition of the world’s most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be scheduled to be played in India. READ: Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Kohli & boys after historic series win It is proposed that the VIVO IPL 2019 will commence on March 23, 2019. The detailed schedule will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities. The COA will then have detailed discussion with all the Stakeholders before releasing the VIVO IPL 2019 Schedule. “ IPL is the biggest money spinner for the Indian cricket board, with official broadcaster Star Sports shelling out a whopping Rs 16,347.50 crore ($2.55 billion) to acquire the global media rights of the tournament for a period of 5 years in September 2017. Chennai Super Kings won the tournament in 2018, with the franchise making a comeback to the league after serving a two-year ban. The tournament attracts huge number of fans from across the country both to the stadiums as well as to the TV screens.<doc-sep>New Delhi: Putting to rest speculation that the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have to be moved out of the country either partly or fully due to the impending national elections, it has been confirmed that the tournament will be played entirely in India. A release issued by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) confirmed that the tournament will start on March 23 but no other details including the schedule of matches or venues were forthcoming. It is expected that those decisions will be taken only once the dates of the general elections are announced. “Based on the preliminary discussions with the appropriate central and state agencies/authorities, it was decided that the 12th edition of the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be scheduled to be played in India. It is proposed that the VIVO IPL 2019 will commence on March 23, 2019. The detailed schedule will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities,” a statement from the CoA said. The venue of IPL-12 had become a matter of major debate since the dates were set to clash with the general elections of the country, which in all likelihood will be held in April and May. “We will have all the primary venues backed up by alternate venues in case there is a need to shift matches. This will be done in consultation with central and state government authorities as well as security agencies,” CoA chairman Vinod Rai told PTI. “The specific reason for having a back-up venue is to ensure that we don’t have any issue if there is polling or recounting or PM's rally in any of the states once the election dates are announced,” he added. It is understood that BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary had met home secretary Rajiv Gauba on the December 19, 2018 — a day after the IPL-12 auction in Jaipur — and put forth the board’s plans to organising the event. “The board official, as well as the home secretary, agreed on the fact that the tournament needs to stay in India. We put forth our proposal and Mr Gauba completely agreed with it,” a senior BCCI official told CricketNext. Rai said the specific venues and match dates will worked out later after due consultation with government agencies. “Once we chalk out the itinerary, we will get the dates and venues cleared by various government agencies,” he said.<doc-sep>
Image Source : BCCI IMAGE IPL NEWS 2019: Indian Premier League 2019 to be played in India, will start from March 23 Indian Premier League 2019 to be played in India from March 23: The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League [IPL] will be played in India from March 23, announced the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI], adding that the IPL 2019 detailed schedule will be revealed later. (VIVO IPL 2019 LATEST NEWS) The decision was taken after the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Tuesday met in New Delhi to discuss the VIVO IPL 2019 venues and window. (IPL 2019 DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER) "Based on the preliminary discussions with the appropriate central and state agencies/authorities, it was decided that the 12th edition of the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be scheduled to be played in India," read a BCCI press release. "It is proposed that the VIVO IPL 2019 will commence on March 23, 2019. The detailed schedule will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities," the release added. The two-member COA will again have a detailed discussion with the stakeholders before the full and final schedule of IPL 2019 is released. Earlier, it was believed that the IPL could be shifted out of the country because of the general elections with UAE and South Africa being the two options. The UAE had hosted first leg of the IPL in 2014 while South Africa hosted the entire tournament in 2009 because of the elections clashing with the cash-rich tournament.