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#2 Franchise owners unhappy with All-Star game scheduling

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly (right)

The scheduling of the IPL 2020 All-Star game has come under the limelight with certain franchise owners not happy with the scheduling of the game.

As per BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, IPL 2020 is set to get underway on March 29, and the much-anticipated All-star game is scheduled as a lead up to the big event.

However, as per the sources, IPL franchises aren't too happy as foreign players will get less time to gel with the team and acclimatize to the conditions.

In a separate issue, the opening date of IPL 2020, which is still tentative, will be discussed at the ICC meeting.

"Commercially, we are not okay if players don't wear our jersey (regardless of an All-Star game)."

"Sharing a player just days or a week before the start of the IPL doesn't make sense. There are injury risks involved. A player will have to miss out on team bonding exercises and travel that much more. There's only that much time that players- who arrive from all over the world- get to bond with each other before the start of the tournament. It doesn't make sense."

"Once there's clarity on who'll be on India's board representative at ICC, that individual will also have to be at the ICC meetings. They'll have to take a re-look at the starting date of the IPL once again."

Full article: IPL 2020: Franchise owners unhappy with All-Star game scheduling; tournament starting date to be discussed in ICC's board meeting