BCCI Eyes September to Wrap Up IPL 2025 Season

The remainder of the Indian Premier League could be held during a 10 to 12 days window in September, as the Asia Cup’s fate hangs in the balance.

As the Asia Cup is now uncertain, the currently suspended IPL’s 16 remaining games can be completed during a window in September. It is uncertain whether the Asia Cup will take place as the cross-border tensions are escalating between India and Pakistan.

Asia Cup Hangs in the Balance

The Asia Cup, which was to be hosted by India, was given 19 days in September. At least two matches between India and Pakistan were to take place, besides the possibility of a final showdown.

“It is extremely bad optics if cricket continues when there is a possibility of war with a rogue nation (Pakistan). Sports can continue when everything is normal. Plus, it is very natural for foreign players and coaches to be wary and wanting to return home,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity after the league was suspended indefinitely on Friday.

Options for BCCI

The Indian Premier League has a dedicated window from the end of March end of May. During this period, no international cricket is scheduled, so that the best cricketers in the world can come together and play. Now that the schedule is out of order, BCCI will have to explore options.

The Indian team will be in England from the first week of June to the first week of August. The only available option right now is between the second and fourth week of September. For this period, the BCCI can negotiate with other countries to allow their players to come back.

Why September?

From August 15 to September 22, the Caribbean Premier League will take place, where some of the top West Indies players will take part. Although during this time, a few players can be made available for their IPL teams.

England and South Africa have a six-match white-ball series from September 2 to 14. Given the cordial relationship that BCCI shares with both the ECB and Cricket South Africa, it can request them to allow the players important to their IPL teams to be released during the window.

The IPL could also have been played in December but top Australian players like Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc, whose franchises are in play-off contention, will be busy with the Ashes along with some English players.

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