The Indian government is set to give the BCCI permission to move the 2020 IPL to the UAE. ESPNcricinfo understands that different wings of the government, including Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs, have given the nod for the tournament to be shifted outside India as the country is coping with a high surge of Covid-19 cases that have crossed the 2-million mark.

Although both BCCI and IPL have not made a comment yet, it is understood a formal letter from the government is expected to be sent on Friday.

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After having indefinitely postponed the IPL in April due to the pandemic, BCCI announced the IPL would begin on September 19 with the final on November 9, and Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah as the three venues. A total of 60 matches would be played across 53 days.

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