KKR Owner Makes Radical Suggestions, Wants IPL To Take Place In January – ‘Better Experience For Everyone’

The KKR owner wants the IPL to start in January |Courtesy – X (@JuhiChawla)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Juhi Chawla Mehta has called for a radical change to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and claimed that the tournament should be shifted out of its current April-May window. The Bollywood actress claimed that the tournament should take place in January instead and cited the weather as a reason.

She stated that the league has earned its right to influence the cricket calendar and that it should not take place in the harshest heat as it currently is. Juhi further pointed out that if the tournament starts in January, it will be a better experience for everyone, including the players.

"The IPL no longer needs to find its place in the cricket calendar. It has earned the right to influence it.So why keep playing the biggest cricket tournament on the planet in the harshest heat? And if the calendar is being reconsidered, why not January instead of April-May?Better conditions. Better cricket. A better experience for everyone overall! The IPL has evolved. Perhaps its calendar should too now!," Chawla wrote on X.

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