ICC awards window to money-rich IPL in FTPs
IPL would be played each year from around the end of March until the end of May.
(Dunya News)- International Cricket Council has formally recognized money-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) as global event in Future Tours Programme (FTP).
As per dates submitted by BCCI with ICC, IPL would be played each year from around the end of March until the end of May.
In nearly a decade, IPL has become most profitable league not only for BCCI but also for world’s best players many of whom prefer dollar-rich league over country’s assignments. Despite this, both CCI and ICC have both been against recognising an exclusive window in the international calendar as doing so mean a similar step for other leagues too.
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According to the events document, penciled in at the workshop in Singapore, the 2018 edition of the IPL will begin on April 4 and end with the final on May 27. The IPL dates for five-year cycle in the FTP (between 2019-23) are: April 3 to May 26 (2019); April 1 to May 31 (2020); March 31 to May 30 (2021); March 30 to May 29 (2022); March 29 to May 28 (2023).
