New Zealand Cricket Spokesperson Denied Rumors of Offering to Host IPL 2020

The New Zealand Cricket Board has said that it has not made any offer to host this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) competition.
New Zealand Cricket Spokesperson Denied Rumors of Offering to Host IPL 2020

The New Zealand Cricket Board has said that it has not made any offer to host this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. Let us tell you that there were speculations that the IPL 2020 could be held in New Zealand this time. A Kiwi Cricket Board spokesperson has made it clear that we have not made any offer to BCCI for hosting IPL in New Zealand. Let us tell you that the New Zealand government had put great efforts in tackling the coronavirus epidemic.

Sri Lanka and UAE also offered to host IPL 2020:

According to the sources, there were speculations that New Zealand has offered to host this year's IPL, if India will not be able to host the tournament. Let us tell you that earlier United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka cricket board have also offered to host this multi-billion dollar league. The competition was scheduled to begin in March but has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus epidemic.

BCCI wants to hold IPL in India:

The first choice of the BCCI is to organize this tournament at home, but India has become the third most affected country in coronavirus cases after Brazil and the United States. The official had said, "Organizing the event in India is the first choice, but if it is not safe, we will look at overseas options. After UAE and Sri Lanka, New Zealand has also offered to host IPL."

NZC spokesman denied rumors about hosting IPL in New Zealand:

On the other hand, New Zealand Cricket spokesperson Richard Boock has denied all these rumors. He said while talking to Radio New Zealand (RNZ), "The report (hosting IPL in New Zealand) is only speculation. We have not offered to host IPL nor we have approached someone to do this." Let us tell you that the IPL had been held overseas many times. Due to the elections during 2009, the entire IPL was played in South Africa, while some part of the 2014 IPL was held in the UAE.

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