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The 2022 season of the Indian Premier League could be played in South Africa or Sri Lanka directly following the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. India is seeing an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases and on the off chance that things don't work on before long, the BCCI is reflecting to move the money rich association to South Africa, where Team India is right now playing three-match Test series followed by as numerous ODIs, as a reinforcement. As indicated by a report in Indian Express, the BCCI is very satisfied with the plans of Cricket South Africa on the continuous visit which is the key justification for why the Indian cricket board is viewing at the rainbow country as a suitable choice, assuming they can't have the occasion in India. Prior, South Africa facilitated the T20 association in 2009 because of the races in India.

In the interim, the report proposed that Sri Lanka is likewise essential for Plan B for BCCI to have the money rich association. The forthcoming season is relied upon to be the longest-ever with the expansion of the two new groups - Lucknow and Ahmedabad.


In the last two seasons (2021 somewhat), BCCI moved the league to the UAE after increase in COVID-19 cases. However, BCCI is searching for another country this chance to have IPL.


A BCCI official said to Indian Express that, “We can’t be dependent on UAE all the time so we decided to explore more options, South Africa’s time difference also works out well for the players”.



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As indicated by the report, the management in South Africa for the ongoing Test series has satisfied the Indian cricket board. A BCCI official said that, “The place where the team was staying for the second Test is spread over several acres. There were walking tracks and even a pond on the property and that has made things easier for the players who for the last couple of years or so have been confined to their rooms on several overseas tours”.


According to a prior report in the Time of India, the Board  had wanted to put together the whole association in Maharashtra, across four settings - Brabourne Stadium and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Gahunje close to Pune, however with increasing cases and increasing positivity rate prompting delay of the Ranji Trophy and ladies' T20 association and the stoppage of homegrown under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy, the BCCI has been compelled to redraw the IPL 2022 timetable.


As of late, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has expressed that the cricket board will really bend over backward to guarantee that the following version of IPL happens in India. Although no authority dates have been set, IPL 2022 is relied upon to start toward the beginning of April, with the bartering potentially occurring toward the beginning of February.


Shukla told to press on Tuesday,“We will try to ensure that the Indian Premier League happens and in India. But we will see into this matter again in March, that how is Covid situation then.”