New Zealand denies reports claiming it has offered to host IPL
Days after the news of New Zealand offering to host the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League started doing rounds in the media, country’s cricket board has refuted the claims. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) termed the reports as “speculation.”
NZC spokesperson Richard Boock stated the board has not expressed any interest in hosting the IPL. The league was to start from March 29 but got postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic.
“The report is simply speculation. We have not offered to host the IPL nor have we had an approach to do so,” NZC spokesperson Boock was quoted as saying by Radio New Zealand.
Boock’s statement comes after reports which claimed that New Zealand have also joined the list of countries showing interest in hosting the tournament. Sri Lanka and UAE are the other two countries that are considering hosting the league.
The BCCI is eyeing the September-November window to host the event in place of the World T20 in Australia, which is likely to be postponed because of the growing cases of the deadly virus.
If the IPL moves out of the country, it will be the third such instance. In 2009, the league moved to South Africa due to General Elections in the country while in 2014, parts of the tournament were held in the UAE due to the same reason.
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