The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases in the upcoming period. Due to the Lok Sabha elections, it was predicted that the second leg of the IPL tournament would be held outside India. However, Indian Premier League president Arun Dhumal has ruled out the possibility of playing the second leg of IPL in UAE.
Due to the Lok Sabha elections, the schedule of the IPL cricket tournament has been announced with very few matches. It was announced at that time that the complete schedule will be decided after the Lok Sabha election schedule is announced. After that, it was predicted on social media that the second phase of the IPL tournament will be held in UAE. However, IPL President Arun Dhumal has put a complete stop to this discussion saying that all the IPL matches will be played in India.
IPL President Arun Dhumal said that IPL matches will not be shifted anywhere. The rest of the tournament schedule will be announced soon. The schedule for the first two weeks of IPL has been announced.
The first match of the IPL tournament will be played between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22 in Chennai.
