The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held from April 7 to May 27 with the tournament opener and final to be played in Mumbai, the IPL Governing Council (GC) announced on Monday.
New Delhi: The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held from April 7 to May 27 with the tournament opener and final to be played in Mumbai, the IPL Governing Council (GC) announced on Monday.
The opening ceremony will take place in Mumbai on April 6.
Accepting broadcaster Star Sports' request, the IPL GC has also allowed a shift in timings of the matches. The 8pm game will now begin at 7pm while the 4pm start has now been pushed to 5.30pm.
"The broadcaster has requested for change in timings. By and large the GC has accepted it. It gets too late in the night if the game starts at 8pm," said IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla after the GC meeting here.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, also a GC member, could not attend the meeting.
"As far as the double headers on weekends are concerned. The 4 pm game will now be played at 5.30 pm. There will be an overlap but the broadcaster says it has enough channels to show the games simultaneously," Shukla said further.
The opening ceremony will take place in Mumbai on April 6.
Accepting broadcaster Star Sports' request, the IPL GC has also allowed a shift in timings of the matches. The 8pm game will now begin at 7pm while the 4pm start has now been pushed to 5.30pm.
"The broadcaster has requested for change in timings. By and large the GC has accepted it. It gets too late in the night if the game starts at 8pm," said IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla after the GC meeting here.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, also a GC member, could not attend the meeting.
"As far as the double headers on weekends are concerned. The 4 pm game will now be played at 5.30 pm. There will be an overlap but the broadcaster says it has enough channels to show the games simultaneously," Shukla said further.