2020 Indian Premier League

The 2020 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 13 and officially known as Vivo IPL, was scheduled to be the thirteenth season of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.

2020 Indian Premier League
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Cricket formatTwenty20
Host(s) India
Participants8
Official websitewww.iplt20.com

The tournament was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the global coronavirus pandemic. After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 14 April that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely.

Background

The BCCI released the fixture details on 18 February 2020.[1] The league stage was scheduled to start on 29 March 2020, with the opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the finalists of the previous season, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.[2] However, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on 12 March that IPL matches can be held in the state only if they are played in empty stadiums.[3] Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia declared that no IPL matches will be held in Delhi.[4]

On 13 March, the BCCI suspended the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[5][6] The decision regarding the postponement was reached by the Governing Council after a meeting with the owners of all eight franchise teams.[7] On 9 April, with India under a nationwide lockdown, a BCCI official told CNBC TV18 that the Board was considering hosting the tournament in July or during the winter, possibly behind closed doors.[8] On 14 April 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[9] with the tournament postponed further.[10] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[11]

On 17 April 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket offered to host the tournament.[12][13][14] On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[15] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[16] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[17]

Personnel changes
Main article: List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes

Kings XI Punjab's captain Ravichandran Ashwin was transferred to Delhi Capitals in November 2019. Ajinkya Rahane, Trent Boult and Mayank Markande got salary raises during pre-auction trades. The released players were announced on 15 November 2019. Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Chris Lynn were the most prominent names among the released players. Jaydev Unadkat, the costliest Indian player in 2019 auction, was also released. There were 12 transfers between teams during the 2020 transfer window.[18]

The players auction for the 2020 season was held on 19 December 2019 in Kolkata. Pat Cummins was the most expensive player, purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹15.5 crore (US$2.2 million).[19] The most expensive Indian player sold was Piyush Chawla for ₹6.75 crore (US$950,000) to Chennai Super Kings.[20]

References
  1. "BCCI ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR VIVO IPL 2020" (PDF). www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. "Mumbai Indians to host CSK in IPL 2020 opener on March 29". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. Thevar, Krishna (12 March 2020). "Covid-19: Maharashtra to allow IPL matches only in empty stadiums". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. DelhiMarch 13, India Today Web Desk New; March 13, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 12:43. "No IPL in Delhi, avoid large gatherings: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "It's official: IPL 2020 postponed to April 15 due to coronavirus". timesofindia.
  6. "Start of IPL 2020 postponed to April 15". ESPNcricinfo. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. DelhiMarch 13, Asian News International New; March 13, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 11:20. "IPL 2020: BCCI invites all 8 franchises to decide fate of 13th edition amid coronavirus pandemic". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "IPL 2020 may be held in July, 'minus crowds if needed'". CNBC TV18. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  9. "PM Narendra Modi says India will extend coronavirus lockdown until 3 May". BBC News. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. "Indian Premier League 2020 set to be further delayed after lockdown extended". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. "With India in lockdown, IPL 2020 suspended indefinitely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. "Sri Lanka Offers to Host IPL 2020 Amid Covid-19 Crisis". news18.
  13. "Sri Lanka offers to host IPL 2020 amid COVID-19 crisis". The Hindu.
  14. "Sri Lanka offers to host IPL 2020 amid COVID-19 crisis". Times of India.
  15. "India to allow sport behind closed doors; BCCI still cautious on IPL 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. "Indian government to decide the fate of IPL season, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju". The Times of India. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  17. "IPL 2020: BCCI looking at September-October window, says Brijesh Patel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  18. "IPL 2020: Full list of players retained, released and traded". Sportstar. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  19. "From 8 teams, IPL eyes expansion, once again". Times of India. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  20. "IPL 2020 Auction: Pat Cummins hits Rs 15.5cr jackpot; Piyush Chawla most expensive Indian". Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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