The most-watched T20 league around the cricket world i.e, Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed because of coronavirus outbreak around the world. The IPL 2020 was scheduled to start from 29th March but now the league has been deferred until 15th of April.
However, if the virus didn’t get controlled, there might be chances that the league gets cancelled which will surely cost BCCI.
Season after another, the status of IPL has created a lot of buzz on social media.
IPL 2020: Shane Warne misses out on tagging BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly:
In the meantime, former Australian cricketer Shane Warne also tweeted about the same as he thinks the postponing of the cash-rich league is surreal. He not only questioned the fans but also tagged a host of cricketers like Virat Kohli, Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pieterson, Virender Sehwag, Kuldeep Yadav, Ricky Ponting– including the handles of Rajasthan Royals, BCCI domestic and IPL.
Another question followers as I just received a very interesting message !!!! Is it true the @BCCI are postponing the @IPL @imVkohli @MichaelVaughan @KP24 @virendersehwag @rajasthanroyals @StarSportsIndia @ajinkyarahane88 @Edged_and_taken @imkuldeep18 @BCCIdomestic @RickyPonting
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 13, 2020
Warne’s tweet has created another controversy that why he didn’t tag the BCCI’s President Sourav Ganguly, who is the head of Indian cricket.
The Twitterati trolled the former Royals’ captain and also questioned why he mentioned Kuldeep Yadav in his post.
Here are some of the twitter reactions:
https://twitter.com/Bishwa73406818/status/1238378673335463936?s=20
https://twitter.com/omlalmehta/status/1238474579489800198?s=20
You tagged lot of big names but forgot main name @SGanguly99 who only knows answer of your question. #IPLYesOrNo
— Piyush P Patel?? (@the_p_cube) March 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/14_saiteja/status/1238455252715597826?s=20
Mujhe nahi ptaaa ? @imkuldeep18 ??? pic.twitter.com/7D9q9eAvSZ
— PRIYA YADAV ?? (@PRIYAYA56087971) March 14, 2020
That feeling when Kuldeep Yadav gets tagged. ? pic.twitter.com/zcei67cjzg
— Venky (@Venky43064489) March 13, 2020
Can't he see news?. Asking kuldeep ?? ?
— Avinash (@Avinash_937) March 13, 2020
Pertinently, the Indian government has cancelled all the visas, except some officials till April 15. Thus, the directive in itself made foreign players unavailable until 15 April.
“The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure that, all people related to IPL including fans have a safe cricketing experience. The BCCI will work closely with the Government of India along with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and all other relevant Central and State Government departments in this regard,” the board informed through an official mail.
Not only cricket has to face the consequences of the deadly virus but also games like Football, Badminton, Tennis, and WWE many others have been affected across the globe.