The Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) is set to host a closing ceremony for the Indian Premier League (IPL)
season 2022, reported news agency ANI. If becomes reality, it will be the
first such event after three years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian
cricket board had to cancel closing ceremonies for the last three years.

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This year before the summit clash of the
IPL fans may see the closing ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
where the final match will be played here on May 29. “BCCI is working on
the plan to have a closing ceremony this year. We are discussing having a
closing ceremony this year after the final match in Ahmedabad. We want to bring
back the colour of IPL so you might see the closing ceremony,” a source
from BCCI told ANI.

The IPL 2022 league matches are being held
across four venues in Maharashtra. While Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium
and DY Patil Stadium are hosting the Mumbai leg of IPL matches, Maharashtra
Cricket Association Stadium in Pune is the fourth venue for the IPL 2022.

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The play-off dates are yet to be finalized.

This season matches are being held under
strict COVID protocol, as was recommended by the BCCI.

Last season the IPL had to be postponed in
India after the bio bubble breach was reported. Later the second half of the
season was held in the UAE.

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The BCCI also deployed Bubble Integrity
officials who had followed the developments of the players and care staff
during the second please of IPL 2021 scheduled to occur in the UAE from
September 19 to October 15.

This was one of the pointers in the 46-page
health advisory set forth by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the
resumption of the IPL second phase.

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“The BCCI has decided to do away with the
idea of wearing contact-tracing bands as not only is it sometimes difficult to
feed information for sportspersons during the course of a tournament, but also,
we had a few instances earlier this year when the devices couldn’t catch the
movement of the players and the fact that they had left a certain location
wasn’t updated and players and support staff realized this much later.

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“As a result, it has been decided that the
Bubble Integrity officers present with the teams will keep a track of the
movements and act accordingly if there is a case that comes up during the
course of the tournament. There will be four integrity officers with each team
and will work in shifts to help with this,” sources told ANI.