IPL franchises are clear in their demand that they would like their players to assemble a minimum of three weeks before the start of the tournament and should the IPL entourage fly to the UAE even by mid-August, the players will always keep running short on time to catch-up after having played no cricket for close to six months.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/logistics-the-main-challenge-for-taking-ipl-2020-to-uae/articleshow/77161671.cms