▁the ▁cl ash ▁of ▁dates ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁general ▁elections ▁and ▁the ▁initial ▁news ▁reports ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁tournament ▁could ▁be ▁held ▁outside ▁India ▁with ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁as ▁the ▁potential ▁rep lac ements . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Board ▁for ▁Control ▁of ▁Cr icket ▁in ▁India ▁( B CC I ) ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁tournament ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁entirely ▁in ▁India ▁though ▁the ▁schedule ▁is ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁decided . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁B CC I ▁press ▁release , ▁the ▁full ▁schedule ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁consider ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁ven ues ▁if ▁needed ▁once ▁the ▁election ▁dates ▁were ▁announced . ▁ ▁Player ▁ac quisition ▁ ▁The ▁Sun R is ers ▁Hy der abad ▁trad ed ▁Sh ik har ▁D h aw an ▁and ▁paid ▁ ▁in ▁c ash ▁to ▁the ▁Del hi ▁D are dev ils ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁three ▁players ▁– ▁V ij ay ▁Sh ank ar , ▁Ab his he k ▁Sh arma ▁and ▁Shah baz ▁N ade em ▁during ▁the ▁IP L ▁trad ing ▁window ▁before ▁the ▁au ction . ▁D h aw an ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Sun R is ers ▁since ▁their ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁Sun R is ers ▁to ▁trade ▁their ▁most ▁successful ▁b ats men ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁as ▁D h aw an ' s ▁unh app iness ▁over ▁the ▁financial ▁reasons