mumbai, May 9 -- In a trend seen in recent years, the IPL 2026 final will not be staged by the home venue of the defending champions. This week, the May 31 finale was moved from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad. This has led to speculation that BCCI has shown favouritism on various counts including political ones. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia rejected those charges. "There is no politics in the allotment of IPL playoff matches," he told HT. "BCCI is an apolitical organisation. We have nothing to do with who is running which state government." HTC...