New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants to start the next edition of the IPL from March 28, but the franchisees do not find it appropriate. These 8 franchises say that there are two big series during this period, due to which foreign players may have trouble coming. A senior official of a franchisee said that the official calendar of IPL 2020 has not yet been released.

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He said that it is expected that the Gervinng Council will go back to its old format, which had doubleheaders and the league started around April 1. In March next year, Australia and New Zealand will play a series of 3 T20 matches. England and Sri Lanka teams will play 2 Tests. The next edition of the IPL has been auctioned. In the auction held on 19 December in Kolkata, 62 players were bid. With this, the picture of all the teams has become clear.

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A franchise official said, 'The last T20 match of the Australia and New Zealand series will end on 29 March. The last day of the second Test for England and Sri Lanka is 31 March. In this situation, you will start the IPL without your big players and it will not be a good thing. If we start from April 1, things can improve. Hopefully, the IPL Governing Council will consider what we are saying.'

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