FILE PHOTO: A cricket fan shows his Indian Premier League (IPL) qualifier 2 match ticket outside the stadium in Kolkata May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - This year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was spared a logistical minefield when India's cricket board announced on Tuesday that the entire Twenty20 tournament will be held in the country from March 23.
Scheduling of the cash-rich IPL had become a challenge this year with India's general election due by May, also the month when the 50-overs World Cup gets underway in England.
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