The outbreak of coronavirus has postponed Indian Premier League till 15th April, but with the rapid increase in cases of the deadly virus, the league is likely to get delayed further. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has expressed that the board will take a final call on Monday, i.e., 13th April.
Earlier, IPL was scheduled to start from 29th March, but it was postponed because of the unprecedented virus. The disease has triggered every sporting event around the world. Governments across all the countries have lockdown their states to protect it from the spread of the virus. Also, the travel ban has been imposed by countries, including India. Thus, in such conditions, Sourav Ganguly believes that there is no confirmation of when to start the IPL.
“We keep monitoring developments. At the present moment, we can’t say anything. And what is there to say anyway? Airports are shut, people are stuck at home, offices are locked down, nobody can go anywhere. And it seems this is how it’s going to be till the middle of May,” Ganguly told New Indian Express.
“Where will you get players from, where do players travel. It’s just simple common sense that at the moment, nothing is in favour of any kind of sport anywhere in the world, forget IPL”, he added.
IPL 2020 Final Update on Monday: Sourav Ganguly
Further, Ganguly assured that the final update would be given on Monday after holding a meeting with BCCI’s officials.
“I will be able to give an update on that on Monday (13 April) after speaking to the other office-bearers (of BCCI). But practically speaking, when life has come to a standstill everywhere in the world, where does sport have a future in this”.
Amid all this, there have been many reports going on suggesting that BCCI is ready to host the IPL in July. Some reports have also informed that the Indian board will try to host IPL between October and November when ICC T20 World Cup 2020 is also scheduled.