IPL 2021 in UAE: Good news! Fans likely to be allowed in stadium by UAE government

BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla had confirmed that the second leg of the IPL 2021 will be hosted in the UAE. There are 31 matches remaining in the 14th season of the tournament and the league is expected to resume on September 19 and the final could be played on October 10.

As per reports spectators are likely to be allowed for the second phase of Indian Premier League 2021, which will be played in the UAE in the September-October window. It is understood that the UAE government will allow the fans in the stadium on the condition that they will be vaccinated. In fact, most of the UAE population has already been vaccinated. It is reported that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will not have many issues in hosting the spectators unless the local government comes up with an event-specific rule. “The vaccinated fans can be allowed up to 50 percent of the [stadium] capacity,” a UAE board official said as quoted by Cricbuzz.