Spring air might welcome cricket sooner now. Talks point toward a shift, pushing games into the early months instead of waiting long. March tenth could mark opening day under warm skies. By mid-May, everything wraps up before summer fully hits. Dates aren’t fixed yet, just shaping up behind closed doors. The usual rhythm may change without warning. Fans might adjust plans if decisions stick. Time will tell how it plays out.

Now comes a plan meant to dodge scorching temperatures, along with surprise early monsoon downpours disrupting late tournament games.

Talks about it are already moving inside the boardrooms, revealed BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, where both the board and IPL Governing Council weigh options. Their aim stays fixed on keeping the current league shape intact. At the same time, thoughts turn toward better match environments.

No plans to expand IPL to 94 matches

“This year, IPL started around March 28-29 and ended on May 31. The only thing which we are discussing is that during the fag end of the tournament, after May 15, there is apprehension of having rainfall or pre-monsoon season starting,” Saikia told PTI.

“On the other hand, there is hot weather which is not very conducive either for the players or for the crowds,” he added.

Starting sooner might work, Saikia said, as the BCCI looks into pushing the tournament ahead by almost fourteen days – fitting it around tight international fixtures. Yet he stressed one thing plainly: jumping from seventy-four to ninety-four games isn’t on the table right now.
“So therefore, there is a discussion going on in BCCI as well as in our IPL Governing Council regarding whether we can start the tournament a little bit earlier than the fag end of March,” Saikia said.

“It will be very difficult to go beyond two months because other countries also have to play bilateral matches. So, at this moment, there is no discussion regarding increasing matches from 74 to 94. Not happening immediately,” he added.

Right now, adding more games to the IPL seems unlikely. That’s because fitting them in would mean working closely with other countries’ cricket boards and adjusting around the ICC schedule. The tournament already takes up eight weeks straight. Stretching it out might interfere with international matches planned elsewhere.

So, space on the global timetable is tight.

Later on, Saikia pointed out how India’s home season should fit around the planned IPL period. With that in mind, local competitions might wrap up ahead of time so things flow better into the high-paying tournament.
Back then, cricket in India kicked off near the end of August. The whole stretch rolled on until the Ranji Trophy final settled things in March. That tight frame doesn’t allow much shifting around. To push the IPL forward, fitting pieces together smarter looks like a must. Weather hiccups plus date clashes could mess up things otherwise.