The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking for possible options to hold the reminder of Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE in the September and October window. However, the availability of the Aussie remains doubtful after the recent developments. The reason is because, the men in yellow have a a packed schedule ahead of the T20 World Cup. First up, the aussies, are set to travel to the Caribbean islands to take on West Indies in five-match T20I series, with few of their players already not traveling due to bio-bubble fatigue and various other personal reasons.
Pat Cummins, David Warner and Daniel Sams are the ones missing from the 23-members squad. Australia are also set to tour Bangladesh as chairman of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Akram Khan confirmed. The two teams will play five T20Is in August. With such a packed schedule, it seems less likely that the Australian players will participate in the remainder of IPL 2021. The Aussie presence in the tournament, as has been over the years, is significant in IPL 2021 as well, comprising players, support staff and commentators. The IPL was indefinitely suspended after multiple cases of Covid-19 emerged from Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, SunRisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. Yesterday, Kevin Pietersen who is in the commentary team of the IPL took to his official Twitter handle to confirm that the remainder of the cash-rich tournament will resume either on September 19 or 20 in UAE with the final will be held on October 10.
