Nearly 30 IPL games were held in four Indian cities before the league was shut down. The remainder of the Indian Premier League will be held in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said Saturday. IPL, the world’s richest Twenty20 league, was suspended earlier this month in India after some players and team staff returned positive tests for the coronavirus when a bio-secure bubble was breached. Nearly 30 IPL games were held in four Indian cities before the league was shut down. India is also scheduled to host the Twenty20 World Cup in October and November with UAE as the backup venue lined up by the International Cricket Council.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 09:22 UTC