IPL 2021: Twitter erupts in joy as BCCI announces the schedule of cash rich league

Cricket fans should brace themselves for thrill and excitement as the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to be played in India across six venues namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. On Sunday, March 6, the IPL governing council released the schedule for the much-awaited T20 Championship, which will run from April 9, 2021, to May 30. 

IPL 2021 will witness a total of 11 doubleheaders where 6 teams will play three-afternoon matches & two teams will play two-afternoon matches. To dismiss the home advantage for any team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided that all eight teams will play only on 4 venues out of six selected, barring their home ground.

This will also reduce the risk of the novel coronavirus as the teams will be required to travel only three times during the league stage. The playoffs and the final of the marquee event will be hosted at the newly-built Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, the authorities still need to decide on the availability of the fans in the stadium. 

RCB to lock horns against MI in the inaugural IPL 2021 match

Coming to the schedule, the 2021 edition of the T20 extravaganza is all set for a crackling start as defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai. While in the IPL 2020 played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mumbai had emerged as the champions for the fifth time, the Bangalore outfit had finished at fourth position after losing against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator.

The organizers will be expecting a record-breaking viewership for the inaugural match as the fans will be looking forward to the rivalry between the two biggest names of Indian Cricket in the modern era, Virat Kohli (RCB skipper) and Rohit Sharma (MI skipper). Thus far in IPL, RCB and MI have locked horns against each other 27 times, with the latter outplaying the former and emerging victorious 17 times.

As soon as the BCCI announced the schedule of IPL 2021, Twitter went berserk with the fans showing their excitement and eagerness by making memes and edits.

IPL 2021 schedule announced:
Cricket fans right now👇#IPL2021 #IPL #Cricket pic.twitter.com/XgEdvWQ9Mg

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) March 7, 2021

BCCI has waited to know the status of WTC to announce the IPL schedule They need India to go early to UK to get used to the conditions etc. So more double headers than last season. If India did not make it they would have had the tournament last 1 week more. Win-win for all now

— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) March 7, 2021

Mi vs Rcb on chennai's ground
Le csk fans 😂😂😂😂#ipl2021schedule pic.twitter.com/wBHPK1C985

— Arpit gupta (@arpitgupta27777) March 7, 2021

RCB vs Mi on 9th April 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑👍 pic.twitter.com/fwCDLsTKIC

— Jay Sitapara (@JaySitapara6) March 7, 2021

#IPL2021 #MIvsRCB
BCCI announced the schedule of #IPL2021
1st game – MI vs RCB in Chepauk
Meanwhile #RohitSharma #ViratKohli 😂 pic.twitter.com/FArqgXnCjA

— AJITH KUMAR (@ARUNTHALA007) March 7, 2021

Now, since the @IPL schedule has been released by the @BCCI, the biggest problems for Indian Cricket fans like me is… What we'll do from 29th March to 8th April?🤦‍♂😂 Bring it on!!#INDvsENG #IPL2021 #IPL2021Updates

— Tanishq Sharma (@Tanishq72) March 7, 2021

None of the teams get to have a home advantage. I like this new schedule. RCB atleast won't get embarassed in front of the home crowd 😅 #IPL2021

— Ashwin Kumar (@bee_2790) March 7, 2021

IPL 2021 schedule announced:
Cricket fans right now👇😎🔥#IPL2021 #IPL #Cricket #VaathiComing @actorvijay pic.twitter.com/VCK2ruknMN

— Vaathi Bala 🔥 (@Thenamebala) March 7, 2021

When you buy Maxwell in your team,so that he can big in small ground.
but then you realise you don't have any matches in Chinnaswamy stadium 😢🤞.#IPL2021Updates #IPLSchedule #ipl2021 pic.twitter.com/5H1pv8FNwz

— Nagendra Singh Chouhan🌹💥 (@nagendrasin1) March 7, 2021

Schedule for the Knock-out of IPL 2021:

May 25 – Qualifier 1
May 26 – Eliminator
May 28 – Qualifier 2
May 30 – Final

All matches in Ahmedabad.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 7, 2021

Glad to see that RCB, MI, CSK, DC and KKR won't get to play at home at any stage of the tournament. Makes it fair for everyone. #VIVOIPL

— DC Supplement (@DCSupplement) March 7, 2021

So it's RCB Vs MI The Opening Match 🔥🔥#RCB forever ♥️♥️♥️#IPL2021
@imVkohli ❤️ @ImRo45 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/mbKnhnIP1q

— Rahul Randhawa (@Kl__rahul12) March 7, 2021

#MI vs #RCB pic.twitter.com/WG6uTHsVcm

— ☆✯* (@_tarakstar) March 7, 2021

April 9 first Match #RCB v #MI@imVkohli King is back 👑@RCBTweets Jai RCB 🦁❤🔥👊🏻🤘🏻#IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/ihrR2f4P57

— Tirupati Tarak 🇮🇳 (@tirupatitarak31) March 7, 2021