India, June 18 -- BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has revealed that going forward, the IPL, starting 2027, is going to kick off earlier than its usual time in order to protect players from the intense heat that particularly picks up unbearably in the month of May. This season, the IPL kicked off on March 28 and ended on May 31 after more than two months of intense, gruelling action.

From what Saikia has said, one can decipher that many players from home and abroad have raised their concerns over the length of the tournament as well as the weather it is played in, especially towards the latter half.

"This year, IPL started around March 29 [28], and it was over by May 31. The only thing which we are discussing is that during the fag end of ...