BCCI president Anurag Thakur made the announcement at the end of the board's working committee meeting in Dharamsala, terming it the 'mini IPL' or 'IPL overseas'.
"In the month of September, the BCCI is willing to host a mini IPL or IPL overseas with all the eight teams participating," Thakur said. "[It will be] a shorter format, not home and away matches but a lesser number of matches; in a two-week window we will be able to complete it."
Since the Champions League T20 got scrapped last year, a small window has been left vacant and hence the decision to conduct this tournament every year in September has been taken. But this time, India's home season is set to begin in September as well with the Duleep Trophy scheduled to be played under lights with a pink ball.
It was already announced that some of India's biggest names would be featuring in it in order to get used to the ball before they play their first ever day-night Test. It will be interesting to see how the board manages this situation.
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