There was some excellent news for Indian cricket workforce followers as wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant performed his first full recreation since his automotive accident again in 2022. Pant was on a journey to restoration and on Tuesday, he performed in a warm-up recreation in Alur close to Bengaluru since his near-fatal accident. It was an enormous enchancment for the cricketer who is anticipated to guide Delhi Capitals within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. However, in line with a report by Cricbuzz, Pant will likely be enjoying as a specialist batter and won’t be retaining wickets as the whole rehabilitation won’t be accomplished in time.

Meanwhile, the much-anticipated Indian Premier League is ready to start on March 22 and will likely be held solely within the nation regardless of the coinciding common elections, league chairman Arun Dhumal advised PTI.

The elections are anticipated to be held in April and May and that’s the principal cause why the schedule for the IPL’s seventeenth version has not been unveiled but.

Speaking to PTI, Dhumal mentioned to start with, solely the schedule of the primary 15 days will likely be introduced and the roster for the remaining video games will likely be determined after the announcement of the overall election dates.

The dates of the Lok Sabha polls are anticipated to be introduced early subsequent month.

“We are looking at a March 22 start for the tournament. We are working closely with the government agencies and we will first release the initial schedule. The entire tournament will be held in India,” mentioned Dhumal.

Only in 2009, the IPL, in its entirety, was held abroad (South Africa) whereas the 2014 version was partially held within the UAE because of the common elections.

However, in 2019, the match was held in India regardless of the elections.

Considering the T20 World Cup begins inside days of the cash-rich league’s conclusion, the ultimate is prone to be held on May 26.

India will play their opening World Cup fixture in opposition to Ireland in New York on June 5 whereas the ICC showpiece begins with the USA and Canada conflict on June 1.

As is the norm, the IPL opener will likely be performed between the final 12 months’s finalists, the winners Chennai Super Kings on this case and runners-up Gujarat Titans.

The gamers’ public sale for the 2024 season was held in December final 12 months and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc grew to become the most costly participant within the historical past of the league after being purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore. 

(With PTI inputs)