BCCI will announce the official start date

The 18th season of the Indian Premier League will begin on March 23, 2025. IndiaThe popular cricket tournament has changed over a week. However, the final date has not yet been announced.

The decision to change the starting date was announced by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla. This decision is believed to have been taken at the BCCI’s special general meeting where the board officially appointed a new secretary and treasurer.

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IPL 2025 will start on March 23

The start date of IPL 2025 was earlier on March 14. Speaking to reporters after the BCCI SGM, Rajev Shukla announced that the tournament will begin on March 23. “IPL will start from March 23,” Shukla told reporters.

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While Rajeev Shukla revealed the starting date, he did not say anything about the change in the match and final dates. Since departure dates have changed, those dates are subject to change as well. Those developments will be announced later.

Good news for the players who participated in the championship cup

It should also be noted that the 2025 Champions Trophy final will be held on March 9. As the start date of the IPL has been postponed, the players will be given as much rest as needed after the tournament.

IPL is a long tournament lasting two months and the players have to face tough conditions. Dates may have been changed keeping that aspect in mind.

According to the former ScheduleThe players who are in the final of the Champions Cup have only four to five days to prepare for the league. But now they will have two weeks to prepare themselves for the prestigious competition.

The Champions Trophy will start from February 19, 2025. All the matches except India will be held in 2018. Pakistan. Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi will be the host cities of the tournament in Pakistan.

However, India will play all its matches in Dubai without obtaining the necessary permission from the government to travel to Pakistan. If India qualify for the semi-finals or the final, they will continue to play Pakistan.

BCCI’s new secretary and treasurer officially announced

Apart from the discussion on the Indian Premier League, the BCCI also selected Devajit Saikian and Prabtej Singh Bhatia as the board’s new secretary and treasurer respectively.

He was elected unopposed after the resignations of Jay Shah and Ashish Shelar. Jay Shah is currently the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and his tenure starts from December 1, 2024. Meanwhile, Shelar resigned after being sworn in as minister. MaharashtraGovernment.