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I think that this series is already postponed. The Irish board issued a statement last month. And it needs to be seen whether they will re-schedule these matches to a latter date. The international calendar is very crowded and it will be difficult to find enough time window for bilateral series such as this one. And NZC is not going to bother much, taking in to account the limited revenue potential from this tour.
Circinfo needs to update things LOL

PS: I have very little information about cricket world from last few months. It is a good thing that you guys are still keeping this section active and the discussions are going on.

I wouldn't blame them. First of all, the cricket boards are not clear with the schedules. They are trying hard to move ahead with the tours till the last minute, and the cancellation is being done only a few weeks before the matches are about to start. And another thing is that Espn Cricinfo isn't updating the schedules for some time. They have updated the dates for England vs West Indies series, but they haven't done that for the other series.
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I think that this series is already postponed. The Irish board issued a statement last month. And it needs to be seen whether they will re-schedule these matches to a latter date. The international calendar is very crowded and it will be difficult to find enough time window for bilateral series such as this one. And NZC is not going to bother much, taking in to account the limited revenue potential from this tour.
Circinfo needs to update things LOL

PS: I have very little information about cricket world from last few months. It is a good thing that you guys are still keeping this section active and the discussions are going on.
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And football already returned. Now, cricket left.

I checked in cricinfo and it seems we will start with New Zealand tour of Ireland?
https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/19708/season/2020/new-zealand-tour-of-scotland,-netherlands-and-ireland-2020

I think that this series is already postponed. The Irish board issued a statement last month. And it needs to be seen whether they will re-schedule these matches to a latter date. The international calendar is very crowded and it will be difficult to find enough time window for bilateral series such as this one. And NZC is not going to bother much, taking in to account the limited revenue potential from this tour.
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It says that the COVID 19 pandemic situation in India may peak by mid-November. If that is the case, then I don't know how they can stage any tournament (either domestic or international) here. It would be safe to assume that the next edition of IPL will be played in April-May 2021. Let's just concentrate on the T20 World Cup for now.
The predictions on how the virus will spread and what about breaking the chain and testing, what is the progress. I understand the population is really huge to test everyone but you need to have a plan to contain the spread and it looks like no is seeing that opportunity as the best option.
Hopefully T20 World Cup will continue as scheduled as soccer and Tennis and other sports resumed.
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And football already returned. Now, cricket left.

I checked in cricinfo and it seems we will start with New Zealand tour of Ireland?
https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/19708/season/2020/new-zealand-tour-of-scotland,-netherlands-and-ireland-2020
Not sure about this T-20 series as didn't get to see any official announcement from the NZC board. Although Test cricket is returning next month for sure (WI vs ENG).

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And football already returned. Now, cricket left.

I checked in cricinfo and it seems we will start with New Zealand tour of Ireland?
https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/19708/season/2020/new-zealand-tour-of-scotland,-netherlands-and-ireland-2020
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^^ Meanwhile Rugby has returned to NewZealand.
Shoulder to shoulder, New Zealand rugby fans cheer the return of crowds to live sport

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Even if the matches can be completed within 3-3.5 hours each, I am sure that there will be a lot of viewer fatigue. Even the die hard fans may not watch more than 2 matches. And that would mean that the audience would decline by at least 50%. And another thing is about the venues. Where are they planning to stage the matches? Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata.etc are out of the equation. And the other cities are not faring that well either.
Exactly... 2 games per day is tested plan so they should stick with it without any hesitation. Himachal, Chandigarh, Bangalore might give permission.
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Even if it is short IPL it would be great as i would like to watch the series just to wage some bet, the situation in India is getting worse as per the corona virus update site and if they can conduct a mini IPL in Sri Lanka it would be great but will the international players participate in it is unknown and it is highly unlikely they will participate this season. I am certain that the T20 World Cup will continue as scheduled if the situation remains the same in Australia in the next two months.

Please check this link:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-to-see-covid-19-peak-by-mid-nov-study/articleshow/76377374.cms

It says that the COVID 19 pandemic situation in India may peak by mid-November. If that is the case, then I don't know how they can stage any tournament (either domestic or international) here. It would be safe to assume that the next edition of IPL will be played in April-May 2021. Let's just concentrate on the T20 World Cup for now.
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Sunil Gavaskar yesterday commented that chances of IPL looks bleak as compared to World Cup. Also if IPL has to happen it may me of shorter version in early September in Sri Lanka and T20 world Cup could happen in October in Australia if things remain good and no cases happen again in coming months.
Even if it is short IPL it would be great as i would like to watch the series just to wage some bet, the situation in India is getting worse as per the corona virus update site and if they can conduct a mini IPL in Sri Lanka it would be great but will the international players participate in it is unknown and it is highly unlikely they will participate this season. I am certain that the T20 World Cup will continue as scheduled if the situation remains the same in Australia in the next two months.
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As far as I can tell 4 matches at the same time is not good option due to logistics in current situation and economically it seems bad choice, as there would be no spectators in stands and then there is telly audience angle too, which plays big part. Franchise want maximum number of audience in front of telly when their team is playing. 4 games at the same time formula goes completely against it.

Even if the matches can be completed within 3-3.5 hours each, I am sure that there will be a lot of viewer fatigue. Even the die hard fans may not watch more than 2 matches. And that would mean that the audience would decline by at least 50%. And another thing is about the venues. Where are they planning to stage the matches? Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata.etc are out of the equation. And the other cities are not faring that well either.
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Meanwhile, Punjab has decided to host a T10 league starting June 15 ( two days from now) until June 30. On June 30, 2 semifinals and the finals will be played on the same day  Tongue
source: https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/punjab-t10-league-2020-full-schedule-squads-match-timing-and-streaming-details/605921
   
Is that a new league? never heard of it, guess another state level tournament.

Lol 2 semis and final on the same day, looks like bookies organizing tournament for their kind hahaha

I too haven't heard of it before, this should be a state-level tournament. But I don't understand the need for a state-level tournament right now in India ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Lastly even if the franchises agree and the BCCI is keen to organise IPL, I don’t think the state governments will give them them the permission to organise it, therefore I believe that we will not be seeing IPL this year unless the BCCI can suddenly compel the governments to give them the required permissions.

When they are allowing state-level tournaments, what makes you think that the state governments won't give permission for IPL? I am sure that there wouldn't be a problem from the Indian Govt or the State Govt if BCCI decides to organise IPL.
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Normally it's 45 days tournament ( 60 games). Due to pandemic BCCI started working on shorter version of IPL as backup plan in case pandemic gets worse. Short version is all about getting things done ASAP so less numbers of games for each team (5-7 games per team). As of now there is no restriction on foreign players.

If I remember correctly, we had 1 or 2 matches daily. I think they can still conduct the tournament without reducing the matches but only reducing the days. For instance , they can have 4 matches daily in different stadiums at the same time. This can reduce the tournament to 15 days only instead of 45.
As far as I can tell 4 matches at the same time is not good option due to logistics in current situation and economically it seems bad choice, as there would be no spectators in stands and then there is telly audience angle too, which plays big part. Franchise want maximum number of audience in front of telly when their team is playing. 4 games at the same time formula goes completely against it.

Summarizing it will conclude that Franchise want maximum profit from the IPL. So they will not look at the options which will resume the games but will dent on their profits. That's what I understand from this approach.

@JohnBitco while you’re right about franchises wanting to make maximum profits from IPL, but this year the situation is completely different as BCCI had earlier in March cut their profits by half, hence they’ll have no other option but to agree with this plan put forth by BCCI if they wish to earn any profits for this season. Lastly even if the franchises agree and the BCCI is keen to organise IPL, I don’t think the state governments will give them them the permission to organise it, therefore I believe that we will not be seeing IPL this year unless the BCCI can suddenly compel the governments to give them the required permissions.

Sources:

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2020-prize-money-reduced-by-half-to-rs-10-crore-bcci-cost-cutting-measures-1652271-2020-03-04

https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/ipl-2020-players-go-back-home-as-franchises-call-off-camps-till-further-notice-140092.html
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Normally it's 45 days tournament ( 60 games). Due to pandemic BCCI started working on shorter version of IPL as backup plan in case pandemic gets worse. Short version is all about getting things done ASAP so less numbers of games for each team (5-7 games per team). As of now there is no restriction on foreign players.

If I remember correctly, we had 1 or 2 matches daily. I think they can still conduct the tournament without reducing the matches but only reducing the days. For instance , they can have 4 matches daily in different stadiums at the same time. This can reduce the tournament to 15 days only instead of 45.
As far as I can tell 4 matches at the same time is not good option due to logistics in current situation and economically it seems bad choice, as there would be no spectators in stands and then there is telly audience angle too, which plays big part. Franchise want maximum number of audience in front of telly when their team is playing. 4 games at the same time formula goes completely against it.

Summarizing it will conclude that Franchise want maximum profit from the IPL. So they will not look at the options which will resume the games but will dent on their profits. That's what I understand from this approach.
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Normally it's 45 days tournament ( 60 games). Due to pandemic BCCI started working on shorter version of IPL as backup plan in case pandemic gets worse. Short version is all about getting things done ASAP so less numbers of games for each team (5-7 games per team). As of now there is no restriction on foreign players.

If I remember correctly, we had 1 or 2 matches daily. I think they can still conduct the tournament without reducing the matches but only reducing the days. For instance , they can have 4 matches daily in different stadiums at the same time. This can reduce the tournament to 15 days only instead of 45.
As far as I can tell 4 matches at the same time is not good option due to logistics in current situation and economically it seems bad choice, as there would be no spectators in stands and then there is telly audience angle too, which plays big part. Franchise want maximum number of audience in front of telly when their team is playing. 4 games at the same time formula goes completely against it.
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What do you mean by shorter version of IPL ?

Will the number of matches be reduced in IPL or the number of teams will be less ? Is there any possibility that this year IPL (if it happens) does not include foreign players ?
Normally it's 45 days tournament ( 60 games). Due to pandemic BCCI started working on shorter version of IPL as backup plan in case pandemic gets worse. Short version is all about getting things done ASAP so less numbers of games for each team (5-7 games per team). As of now there is no restriction on foreign players.

If I remember correctly, we had 1 or 2 matches daily. I think they can still conduct the tournament without reducing the matches but only reducing the days. For instance , they can have 4 matches daily in different stadiums at the same time. This can reduce the tournament to 15 days only instead of 45.
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What do you mean by shorter version of IPL ?

Will the number of matches be reduced in IPL or the number of teams will be less ? Is there any possibility that this year IPL (if it happens) does not include foreign players ?
Normally it's 45 days tournament ( 60 games). Due to pandemic BCCI started working on shorter version of IPL as backup plan in case pandemic gets worse. Short version is all about getting things done ASAP so less numbers of games for each team (5-7 games per team). As of now there is no restriction on foreign players.
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Sunil Gavaskar yesterday commented that chances of IPL looks bleak as compared to World Cup. Also if IPL has to happen it may me of shorter version in early September in Sri Lanka and T20 world Cup could happen in October in Australia if things remain good and no cases happen again in coming months.

What do you mean by shorter version of IPL ?

Will the number of matches be reduced in IPL or the number of teams will be less ? Is there any possibility that this year IPL (if it happens) does not include foreign players ?
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Yes the Australian Government will allow up to 10k people in stadiums starting soon. Australia have big stadiums so I think it can work and I think it could also work for the T20 world cup if the ICC do go ahead as planned and maybe by then we could see a lot more fans allowed to attend the games. First we must see how this goes with the football games and lets just hope it works out for the best.

The Australian public are largely law abiding, and I don't expect any spike in cases as a result of this decision. As vella85 pointed out, football games are ongoing right now in Australia and if everything goes on smoothly, then there is a good chance that the T20 World Cup will start on the date planned earlier. Meanwhile, now it is almost clear that this year's IPL may be cancelled.

IPL cannot happen that is for sure now. Most big cities are now struggling with the growing number of cases. BCCI is helpless at the moment the cannot guarantee anything with the current spike of cases. Indian is already ranking 4th globally as everyday new cases are increasing.

If everything goes well in Australia I am sure we will see T20 Worldcup by the end of this year.
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Yes the Australian Government will allow up to 10k people in stadiums starting soon. Australia have big stadiums so I think it can work and I think it could also work for the T20 world cup if the ICC do go ahead as planned and maybe by then we could see a lot more fans allowed to attend the games. First we must see how this goes with the football games and lets just hope it works out for the best.

The Australian public are largely law abiding, and I don't expect any spike in cases as a result of this decision. As vella85 pointed out, football games are ongoing right now in Australia and if everything goes on smoothly, then there is a good chance that the T20 World Cup will start on the date planned earlier. Meanwhile, now it is almost clear that this year's IPL may be cancelled.
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There is also good news coming out of New Zealand as they just had some sports games played with a small amount of crowds and its seems like so far that its been good. Now we just wait to see how it goes in Australia as they plan to allow fans in stadiums some time in July. If all goes well then the T20 world cup looks good to go ahead as planned.

New Zealand has already declared that it is Covid19 free but they are not allowing visitors into their country. Which in my opinion is good looking at the current global situation. I hope Australia also achieve the same status before the T20 Worldcup. It would be great to see those matches.

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