India’s players will be flown straight to the UAE after the final Test against EnglandThe Indian Premier League is set to resume in the United Arab Emirates on September 19 after the country’s cricket board accepted that there is no possibility of moving the final Test against England to earlier in the summer. The tournament, which was suspended at the start of May because of the worsening Covid-19 situation India, will complete the remaining 31 matches split into ten double-headers, seven standalone matches and four plays-offs in a 21-day window in September and early October. SponsoredInformal discussions had taken place between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the ECB about moving the final Test of the summer, which is due to finish on September 14 at Emirates Old Trafford, to allow a larger window in

Source: The Times May 25, 2021 16:04 UTC