Five memorable instances in Indian cricket when matches had to shift venues

#4 First phase of IPL in UAE, 2014

The stadiums in U.A.E were sold-out during the first leg of the tournament in 2014

The first phase of the seventh edition of IPL was shifted to the United Arab Emirates after the Home Minister refused to provide security due to its clash of dates with the 2014 general elections. Twenty matches that were to be played between 16th of April to the 30th were shifted to the U.A.E and were hosted in three stadiums in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The rest of the 36 games and the four play-offs were played in India. Almost every stadium was sold-out in the U.A.E leg as it garnered huge support because of the Indian population in the Middle East. The Kolkata Knight Riders emerged champions that season, defeating Kings XI Punjab in the finals at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.