IPL 2024 Second Leg to be Held in UAE Citing General Election: Report

New Delhi: As the general election dates might clash with the upcoming IPL season, there are chances that BCCI may move the second leg of IPL 2024 to UAE. The BCCI has announced the schedule for the first 21 matches and is likely waiting for the Election Commission to announce their schedule.

Back in IPL 2014, the first half of the tournament was held in UAE due to the election. According to a report from Times of India, some IPL franchises have already started asking their players to submit their passports.

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“The Election Commission of India will announce the election schedule on Saturday at 3 pm. After that, the BCCI will decide whether IPL matches should be moved to Dubai. Currently, a few top BCCI officials are in Dubai to explore the possibility of organizing the second half of the IPL in Dubai,” Times of India quoted the source

A few IPL franchises have collected the passports of their players as a precautionary measure if the second phase of IPL gets shifted out of India because of general elections. However, sources in BCCI have mentioned that the league will take place in India only.

The sources said the franchises have collected the passports as a precautionary measure to mitigate any validation issues in case of any last-minute changes.

The first leg of the IPL 2024 will start on March 22 with defending champions CSK taking on RCB at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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There were rumours before the start of the event that the 2024 IPL could be moved out of India because of the general elections just like in previous elections.