4 Aug: England vs. India five-match Test series begins in England. Why is India quite blatantly bluffing about its real obstacles to hold the IPL in India itself? Decision affecting World CupOne possible reason is that shifting the IPL away from India could make it clear that they are unable to stage the World Cup which is due in India in October-November this year. Their current argument is that there is “monsoon rain” in the September-October window yet they are still willing to hold the World Cup in the October-November window as it is scheduled now. The IPL 2020 was moved from India to UAE last time, during almost the same window where Australia was to stage the 2020 T20 World Cup.
