IPL 2021 PHASE 2 - DATE, SCHEDULE AND RULE CHANGE 

 IPL 2021 PHASE 2 - DATE, SCHEDULE AND RULE CHANGE BCCI confirmed that IPL 2021 Phase 2 will be played in UAE but what was not announced was the dates of the tournament. According to the information available with InsideSports, BCCI has zeroed down on September 17 as the start date of IPL 2021 remaining matches. The finals of the 14th edition of the league will be played on 10th October. 

The reason why the BCCI hasn’t announced the dates is Caribbean Premier League. CPL 2021 is scheduled from 28th Aug to Sep 19th. As BCCI wants to start IPL 2021 remaining games from Sep 17th, they want CPL 2021 to be advanced by 7-10 days so that all Caribbean and other cricketers stay available for IPL Phase 2.

Foreign Cricketers ??

BCCI is not sure about the availability of most of the foreign cricketers in IPL 2021. England has already said no, cricketers from New Zealand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are also doubtful, so are the players from the West Indies.

–  Australia will tour Bangladesh, 

– New Zealand are set for Bangladesh and Pakistan (or the UAE), 

– England have agreed to visit Bangladesh and Pakistan (or the UAE) 

– Pakistan and Afghanistan have scheduled a bilateral series around or during the time of the IPL. 

– West Indies players will play CPL. 

IPL 2021 Phase 2 Dates

It will be extremely difficult for BCCI this time to overcome all the challenges. The ECB has already snubbed the BCCI. How the other boards respond to the BCCI’s request will decide the availability of the foreign players for the IPL 2021 Phase 2. 

Rule Change !!

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced a big rule change in IPL 2021 phase 2 which is scheduled to take place in UAE from September 19. According to the 46-page health advisory issued by BCCI for IPL in UAE, if the ball goes into stands then it will be replaced and the original ball after being recovered will be sanitised and placed in the ball library.

Why Rule Change ??

BCCI & Emirates Cricket Board is all set to allow spectators in the stands during the IPL 2021 Phase 2. This means now unlike IPL 2020, if the ball goes in the stands – there is a possibility that it will be touched by the spectators or whoever throws the ball back.

In this situation their is remote possibility of ball being exposed to someone being infected in the stands. BCCI is not ready to take any chances and they have decided that ‘ball will be replaced if it goes in stands’

IPL Protocols

All franchise team members must undergo a COVID-19 RT-PCR test, 72 hours before their scheduled flight

• All individuals must quarantine themselves and avoid contact with others after the RT-PCR test
• All members whose RT-PCR test result is negative may travel to the franchise’s city of choice
• For passengers arriving from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, it is mandatory that the COVID-19 PCR report includes a QR code linked to the original report for the verification process
•  In unavoidable circumstances franchise team members and their families can leave the bubble
• However, for unscheduled visits, prior permission must be sought from the BCCI Chief Medical Officer before leaving the Bubble
• Re-entry to the Bubble is only permitted after completing 6 full days quarantine
• For re-entry 3 results of the RT-PCR tests for samples collected on day 2,4 and 6 should be negative
• Green corridors will be created to avoid close contact with any individuals who are outside their Bio-Secure Bubbles if in exceptional circumstances members within a bubble are required to visit a hospital
• Contact tracing bands to be done away with. Instead, the bio-bubble integrity officers will be responsible for tracking each Covid positive contact.

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