Reports | Hemang Amin to lead BCCI’s final venue inspection in UAE next week

Even though the Emirates Cricket Board have confirmed that they have all the permissions in place already, ESPN Cricinfo reported that the BCCI will do one last check, with the interim CEO cum IPL COO Hemang Amin visiting the facility next week. Although the IPL has sent franchises a set of draft SOPs, following Amin’s visit that will be discussed with the ECB which subsequently need to be ratified by the UAE government.

As already announced, the IPL will be played between September 19 and November 10 in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. The teams will leave for UAE, by late August, from their own base with RT-PCR tests being done both in India and upon arrival in the UAE.

"We feel extremely privileged to host what could be considered the pinnacle-event of our favourite sport. The magnitude of being in a position to bring the IPL to the vast cricket-loving global community, during current events which have greatly impacted our daily lives, is one we take with extreme importance," Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan said in a statement.