After months of speculation and weeks of will-they-won’t-they, we were told that IPL 2020 will in fact happen. The IPL schedule was announced to a deeply grateful and happy cricket-mad populace. With just hours to go before the beginning of IPL 2020, there are those who cannot wait for the yearly international cricket carnival to start.
People have been counting down to the IPL 2020’s first match.
IPL 2020 is scheduled to start 19 September at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
This is the first time that an American player features in the IPL.
According to reports, there will be no big opening fanfare this time around.
Thanks to COVID there will be no spectators in the stands this year. Players will not be using saliva to shine the ball. Players are getting used being extra careful; to playing within the bio-bubble.
Those cricket fans whose significant others are less interested in cricket are hopeful of this scenario.
People have been starved for live cricket. They are waiting for this.
M S Dhoni announced that he has hung up his cricketing boots – however, he will be playing this IPL much to the delight of his fans.
MI is the richest, CSK the most beloved, RCB the lowest-achieving team… and then there are some teams no one seems to pay any attention to.
For every team.
For RCB – because they haven’t won the title so far.
Some are hopeful of a new victor this year. In reply, someone said you wish.
Sometimes people have more than one favourite – or maybe it is as this tweet says.
In homes across the county, this will be the scene in countless homes come 7.30 each evening.
Where there is cricket there will be disputed umpiring decisions.
Fans are just excited that IPL 2020 is starting and are really looking forward to 19 September and the first match between the two titans – MI and CSK. Let the games begin!
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