The last two league games of the IPL 2021 will be played simultaneously. The schedule tweak has taken the franchises by surprise. On the other hand, the IPL media rights tender will be released soon.
The BCCI recently announced that the last two league games of the IPL 2021 would be held simultaneously. Sunrisers Hyderabad will be facing Mumbai Indians. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be facing Delhi Capitals. Both matches will take place on October 8.
Teams were sceptical about the decision. The teams wondered if any favour was extended to any of the teams. But later on, the teams realised that the decision was not too bad. Parth Jindal, Delhi Capital’s owner, said that it was an excellent idea.
Delhi Capitals will benefit from the concurrent matches. The teams playing last will not have any idea about their closest opponents if the matches are played concurrently. Otherwise, the team playing last would get an alternative target in case they could not win.
Speculations are around that the announcement has been made because of the broadcaster. Apparently, Star has requested the governing council to let the match occur concurrently. But an office-bearer revealed that this was an experiment for future editions of the IPL. In the future seasons, the league will be larger with smaller windows of opportunities.
The franchises were given a similar explanation to justify the sudden change in the schedule of the IPL. Some people perceived that the announcement had many reasons to make the broadcaster unhappy. The fact that BCCI did not formally communicate the decision to the teams did not go unnoticed.
It is true that the BCCI did not communicate with the teams on an official note. Even if the governing body did communicate, later on, no information was given to the teams before making the announcement public. The BCCI was asked about not formally communicating with the franchises. An official justified saying that they made a press release.
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