Companies and businesses worldwide have had to grapple with the current situation, with working from home being a popular option. Most sports, including cricket, however cannot take place with the participants sitting at home. The solution? Organizers came up with the idea of bio-secure environments with strict regulations.
Following the success of various other sports inside what was called a bubble, cricket too followed suit. England were at the forefront, holding a number of series across formats and against various oppositions. The Indian Premier League (IPL), shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) owing to the increasing cases in India, is now being played in a similar bubble-like environment.
Despite these new changes, the first week of the IPL had everything that we expect out of this blockbuster tournament. Star cricketers, both Indians and overseas, have put on a show. Big hitting, mind-blowing fielding, spectacular bowling…the IPL has already ticked all these boxes. What’s more, this edition of the event has already seen a match go to the Super Over and another game tie the maximum number of sixes hit in a single game. The competition is only likely to get better here-on…
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This is not the first time that the Indian Premier League has had to shift out of India. The 2009 edition was completely held in South Africa and the 2014 edition saw the first part of the tournament being held in the UAE. While the 2009 and 2014 editions of the IPL were pushed to the dates of the general elections in India clashing with the tournament, the 2020 edition had to move out of the country owing to the ongoing pandemic situation.
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