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IPL 2021: CWI president confirms that CPL has twisted its schedule to avoid a clash with IPL
While prior, the CPL was planned to start on August 28 and end on September 19, it will currently be played at St Kitts and Nevis between August 26 and September 15.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt has affirmed that the dates of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) had been changed in conference with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to oblige the excess matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended on May 4 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
While prior, the CPL was booked to initiate on August 28 and end on September 19, it will presently be played at St Kitts and Nevis between August 26 and September 15.
A few cricketers, who play in the Caribbean class, can now travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seek their contracted groups in the IPL, which has a playing window between September 19 and October 15.
A CWI proclamation said on Tuesday that, "Leader of Cricket West Indies, Ricky Skerritt, has affirmed that CWI, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) occupied with talks for a changed CPL timetable to oblige the second period of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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"The CPL which was initially planned to initiate on August 28th will currently be played in St Kitts and Nevis between August 26 and September 15."
Had the dates not been changed, a portion of the notable IPL stars, for example, South Africans Faf du Plessis, Chris Morris, and Imran Tahir would struggle to pick between the CPL and IPL as the dates of the two competitions would have conflicted.
West Indies Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran, and Shimron Hetmyer are among West Indian IPL stars who additionally play in the CPL.
Shakib Al Hasan and Anrich Nortje are the other unfamiliar stars in the CPL, who are likewise essential for IPL establishments.
"Both IPL and CPL are imperative to CWI, to our cricketers, and to fans. CWI's job was to work with plans for a non-covering and smooth change starting with one competition then onto the next. Cricket managers should work together if cricket is to endure the dangers and expenses of Covid-19," Skerrit had said in a new meeting.
Each of the 33 matches of the CPL will be played at Warner Park with a cap of 50% limit with regards to inoculated observers.
