BCCI Secretary Debjit Saikia said in a statement that the schedule for the first 20 days of the tournament will be announced for the time being considering the logistics and security issues. The Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) officials are struggling to prepare a full IPL schedule for the assembly elections in several states of the country. Although IPL is sure to start from March 28.

Initially the first 20 days schedule will be published. Assembly elections are held in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Election Commission has not released the exact date yet. So BCCI is not able to publish the complete schedule now Due to the upcoming assembly elections in several states of India, the board has taken this strategy of releasing the schedule in stages instead of releasing it all at once. The next tournament schedule will be finalized especially in coordination with the election schedule of West Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu.

During the election there was a problem with the security of the IPL matches. So the BCCI officials want to take a decision after examining all aspects. The board secretary indicated that the first 20-day schedule will be announced by March 13. Saikia said that the two play-off matches and the final of the upcoming IPL will be held in Bengaluru.