The Board of Control for Cricket in India has said that the first few matches of the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in UAE.
The tournament is scheduled to start from April 16 and will end on June 1.
It said that at least 16 matches scheduled from April 16 to April 30, will be held in the United Arab Emirates.
In a statement, it said, “For the period from Thursday May 1 to Monday May 12, BCCI has approached the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, seeking permission to play IPL matches in India in cities where the polling has concluded in the respective state. The BCCI is extremely conscious of the various complexities involved, but hopes for a favourable consideration.”
If it is not possible to play in India during this period, the IPL matches will be held in Bangladesh, the statement.
Once the polling is concluded in all states, BCCI said that (from May 13), all the remaining league matches plus the playoffs will be played in India.
“There will be no matches scheduled on the counting day of Friday, May 16. BCCI will take the advice of the authorities if any further restrictions are required around the counting day,” the statement added.
BCCI will release a detailed match schedule for the Pepsi IPL 2014 soon.