Top executives from all eight Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises held discussionꦜs on Monday as a follow-up to a meeting with the BCCI two 🗹days earlier, with the tournament postponed until April 15 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
While multiple franchise representatives referred to the conference call as a “stock-taking exercise”, the interaction has raised a few eyebrows.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has also hinted at the possibility of a ‘truncated’ IPL.
The owner of an IPL team anonymously revealed to PTI, saying: “Nothing concrete was discussed in today’s meeting (con-call). It was just a follow-up meeting. The situation has not changed in 48 hours, so talking about hosting the IPL is still pre-mature.”
He continued: “We have to wait and watch. We will keep doing these con calls on a weekly basis to take stock of the situation.”
Among the si🦂x to seven options that are there in case the situation improves by April 15, one is dividing the teams into two groups with top four♏ reaching the knock-outs.
Also, there are suggestions for increasing the number of doubleheaders in a curtailed time or having matches at 𝓀three or four centres to limit travel.
The ꦫpossibility of having 𒀰the games in close doors also remains open for the BCCI.
