The WHO-perceived pandemic that is the coronavirus has just asserted in excess of 14,000 lives universally, with the cases over the world surpassing 325,000. In excess of 100 nations have seen the infection multiply with Europe as of now being the focal point. In India alone, the circumstance is raising at a disturbing rate with 30 new cases–from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Bihar–being accounted for in the nation, taking the general count to 427 on Monday morning.
The demise count has ascended to seven and most pieces of the nation have been put under complete lockdown with traveler prepares and between state transports suspended till March 31. In such a circumstance, the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI] are considering further delaying the competition past April 15 or even drop the occasion out and out if the flare-up of COVID-19 leaves turn in the nation.
As indicated by a report distributed in India Today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI] is additionally reflecting to organize an abridged thirteenth release of the Indian Premier League toward the finish of this current year. An official conclusion on the equivalent is probably going to be taken before the finish of March.
A ultimate conclusion on IPL is set to be taken in the forthcoming days
Prior, it was accounted for that the Sourav Ganguly-drove BCCI will hold a gathering with the proprietors of every one of the eight establishments by means of video chat on March 24 to accept a last approach this current years’ version.
“BCCI and IPL establishment to have a phone call on coming Tuesday to talk about the procedure and further method for IPL 2020. BCCI office has shut so no gathering can be held there comparably no gathering can be held in the lodging so they have selected phone call,” a BCCI source was cited as saying by India Today.
Prior, the thirteenth version of the money rich class was booked to occur from March 29th with shielding champions Mumbai Indians locking horns against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. Be that as it may, with the Indian government putting a limitation on the issuance of visas for outside Internationals, the competition was delayed till April 15, with President Sourav Ganguly uncovering that an official conclusion will be taken after steady observing of the circumstance.