Delhi: The discussion regarding organizing the Indian Premier League (IPL) has once again intensified. Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Ness Wadia has supported the proposal to hold the tournament in January. He believes that considering the current weather conditions, the month of January can prove to be better for IPL. Earlier, Juhi Chawla, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has also spoken in support of this idea.

Ness Wadia wants a season of 94 matches

During a conversation with Cricbuzz, Ness Wadia said, “We would definitely like to do so.

In my opinion, first of all we should increase the number of matches in the IPL to 94. If for this the timing of the tournament has to be changed, then it would be even better. Nowadays there is no assurance of the weather. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it is very hot. In such a situation, the month of January can be ideal for the IPL.”

He further said, “We have to keep in mind India's domestic cricket schedule as well as the domestic and international schedules of other countries.

The decision should be taken only after considering all the aspects. However, in principle this proposal is quite good.”

Juhi Chawla also agreed

Juhi Chawla also advocated for holding IPL in January on social media platform X. He wrote, “IPL has now become such a tournament that it does not need to find a place for itself in the cricket calendar. It has increased its influence so much that it can influence the calendar. Then what is the need to hold the world's biggest cricket tournament in the scorching heat of April-May? Why not January?”

Lalit Modi was the first to suggest

Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi was the first to suggest this change. He said, “The best time for IPL should be found between October to the end of April. January can be a solid proposal in this direction. My suggestion is not that IPL be played continuously for seven months. We should prepare the complete schedule keeping in mind the availability of matches, grounds, travel and players.”

Now it remains to be seen what stand BCCI takes on this proposal.