Due to Coronavirus, the world's biggest cricket league IPL event is under cloud. The 13th season of this league was to begin from March 29, but it was postponed until April 15, due to the Corona outbreak. On Saturday, the BCCI and IPL team owners met, out of which only one thing came out that security cannot be compromised with anyone. So now the board will also formulate any further strategy as per the instructions of the government. BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly said in a conversation with reporters that give a little time, everything will be clear, but at the same time if the IPL happens then it will definitely happen with some changes.
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Format should be reduced: According to reports, on Saturday, March 14, 2020, during the meeting between the team owners and the BCCI, several options were discussed. It also included shortening the IPL. It may be that the number of matches can be reduced or it will be made two matches a day.
Teams should be divided into two groups: Teams should be divided into two groups of four and then the top two teams from both groups enter the knockout round. This is seen in the ICC tournament. Currently, there is a round-robin rule in the IPL. That is, every team plays against each other.
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Number of double-headers increased: The number of double-headers, ie two matches in a day, should be increased. At present, there were only five days where matches were to be played in the afternoon. Due to delay in the program, doubleheaders may increase.
The tournament was limited to certain centers: Matches should be held at only a few centers. That is, instead of having every franchise compete on the home ground, these matches should be played at a few stadiums so that players, support staff and TV crew have to travel at least.