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IPL 2021: England players will be available for full IPL 14: Coach Chris Silverwood

IPL 2021: England players will be available for full IPL 14: Coach Chris Silverwood. The IPL 2021 will be played between April 9 and May 30 this year in India.

The IPL 2021 will be played between April 9 and May 30

Ahmedabad, March 8: England coach Chris Silverwood said English players will be available for the whole of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). The IPL governing council on Sunday (March 7) announced the schedule for IPL 2021 to be held in India across six venues from April 9.

England are scheduled to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand, starting June 2. "We have not looked at selection for the Test matches yet. For me, playing for your country is a big thing. It is always difficult to change anything. So, they will be staying for the whole IPL as it stands at the moment," Silverwood said during a virtual press conference.

Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai in the tournament opener.

"After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata hosting the marquee event," the BCCI said in a statement.

The final of the 14th edition of the tournament will be played on May 30 at Narendra Modi Stadium. Playoffs will also be played at the same venue. "The World's Largest Cricket Stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on 30th May, 2021 which promises to be a visual spectacle. The newly-built stadium that hosted India's second pink-ball fixture at home with great grandeur will host its first-ever IPL," the release read.

The BCCI said this IPL will be played "behind closed doors to begin with and a call on allowing spectators will be taken at a later stage of the tournament."

"The fixtures of the tournament have been mapped in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage, thus reducing commute and minimising risk," it added.

Each team is set to play at four venues during the league stage. Out of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will host 10 matches each while Ahmedabad and Delhi will host eight matches each.

One of the highlights of this edition of the IPL will be the fact that all matches will be played at neutral venues, no team will play at their home venue. All teams will play at four out of six venues during the league stage.

"After hosting the tournament safely and successfully in the UAE last year with all safety protocols in place, the BCCI is confident of hosting the IPL at home with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount," the release concluded.

Story first published: Monday, March 8, 2021, 9:19 [IST]
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