BCCI may push back IPL final to October 15 in order to reduce double headers

The final was tentatively planned for October 10

The BCCI brass is exploring the option of using the full window of the Indian Premier League by pushing the final back to October 15 in order to reduce the number of double headers in the UAE's searing September heat. As PTI had first reported, the tournament will start on Sunday, September 19 and while the final was tentatively planned for October 10, the BCCI as well as the Emirates Cricket Board are mulling stretching the lucrative T20 event till October 15. "September 15 to October 15 is the window. Initially, BCCI was thinking of having 10 double headers. But, in third and fourth week of September, having 10 afternoon matches can be physically exhausting for players in such short window," a BCCI source told PTI on the condition of anonymity.