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The BCCI doesn't even feel the need to currently look at a back-up overseas venue for hosting the next IPL with the COVID19 situation improving in India, its treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Saturday.

Dhumal, who is also on the IPL Governing Council, said that the board is confident that it would be able to host the 2021 edition of the lucrative league at home unlike the previous edition, which was held in the UAE due to the pandemic.

He also spoke on getting the crowds back to stadiums partially, the BCCI's move to not go ahead with Ranji Trophy this season, India's triumph in 'We are not looking at back-up for league, working with govt. for getting our players vaccinated' Dhumal

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"We are working on having the IPL in India and we are hopeful that we would be able to organise it. We are not even thinking of a back up also at this point in time, we are wanting to do it here.

"India is probably safer than UAE at this point. Hopefully, the situation remains stable and keep improving and we will have it here," said Dhumal.

The UAE is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases while there has been a sharp decline in India.

The seven-day average caseload in the UAE has gone up to 3743, up from 770 when the IPL 2020 began on September 19.