Caribbean Premier League to commence on August 18

The Caribbean Premier League(CPL) has become the first T20 league in the world to confirm the dates of the tournament following the resumption of the game. The 2020 edition of the CPL is set to be held between the 18th of August and 20th of September and will be hosted exclusively by Trinidad and Tobago.

"All teams and officials will be housed in one hotel and everyone will be subject to strict quarantine protocols for the first two weeks they are in the country. Everyone traveling from overseas will be tested for COVID-19, before departure and then again on arrival in Trinidad.

"Teams and officials will be put into "households" where social distancing will need to be in place. There will be smaller clusters within each household where these measures can be relaxed. However, if any member of this cluster display signs of COVID-19 at any time during the tournament all members of that cluster will be expected to self-isolate for a period of 14 days from the time that a member of that group first shows symptoms," read a statement from CPL.

The CPL had proposed an arrangement of the tournament being conducted across two venues to the Trinidad and Tobago government, which was also due to be cleared by the Health ministry. The go-ahead comes as a massive boost to the cricketing fraternity. The matches are set to be played behind closed doors. 

The tournament will see players flying into the country since it went into shutdown, resulting in its borders being shut in March owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

[Cricbuzz inputs]