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IPL 2019 to be held in India

With a lot of speculation over the venue that will host the twelfth edition of the IPL over the last few weeks, CoA has confirmed that the 2019 edition will be held entirely in India in spite of the general elections. CoA also revealed that the 2019 season will get underway on March 23.

Owing to the general elections and its logistical ramifications, the 2019 IPL was rumoured to be held outside India, preferably in South Africa or the United Arab Emirates. However, according to new reports, the tournament is scheduled to start six days ahead of the originally reported date, with the date of the finals yet to be confirmed.

“Based on the preliminary discussions with the appropriate central and state agencies/authorities, it was decided that the 12th edition of the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be scheduled to be played in India. It is proposed that the VIVO IPL 2019 will commence on March 23, 2019. The detailed schedule will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities,” a CoA statement said.

It is also understood that this year's edition will not have the usual home-away format and instead, it might take place in a 'caravan format'. This will have an entire set of games taking place in one city and the next set will be moved to a different venue when election dates clash.