IPL 2025 to Start on March 23, Confirms Rajeev Shukla After BCCI Meeting

Rajeev Shukla, who is the Vice-President of the BCCI, has just announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is beginning on March 23. Shukla shared this news right after they had an important Special General Meeting (SGM), in Mumbai

This announcement means the 18th edition of the IPL will kick off just two weeks after the ICC Champions Trophy final, scheduled for March 9, 2025

New BCCI Appointments

During the SGM, Devajit Saikia was elected as a BCCI secretary, and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia was elected as the new treasurer. “Devajit Saikia is the new BCCI secretary, and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia is the new treasurer,” Shukla announced.

VIDEO | Mumbai: BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla on Special General Meeting says, "Prabhtej Singh Bhatia has been declared treasurer. This was the single point agenda, so that was the discussion. There is no major agenda or anything like that in IPL or WPL. As for the rest, IPL… pic.twitter.com/5vM90po0yT

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 12, 2025

Jay Shah left the BCCI Secretary's spot because he became the ICC Chairman in December. In that way, Ashish Shelar gave up being the BCCI Treasurer when he was elected as a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra Government. These changes happened right after those moves.

Focus on the ICC Champions Trophy

Shukla also revealed that a meeting to finalize India’s squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will take place on January 18 or 19. “The meeting will happen on January 18 or 19,” he said.

The deadline for every team to announce their squads was January 12, decided by the ICC, but India is taking some extra time. Meanwhile, teams from England, New Zealand, and Bangladesh have already got their squads sorted for the tournament.

India's first game in the Champions Trophy is going to be against Bangladesh in Dubai, happening on February 20. And the Indian team will face Pakistan on February 23 and then they're playing against New Zealand on March 2. All the Indian team group stage matches are set to take place in Dubai.

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