'Forget IPL': Sourav Ganguly Delivers Huge Update On Future Of The Tournament
Published - 12 Apr 2020, 11:25 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:05 AM
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has finally spoken on the future of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The thirteenth edition of the league was scheduled to start on March 29. But few days before the start of IPL 2020, the BCCI suspended the league at least till April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of now there is absolutely no clarity on the fate of the IPL. At the time of postponing the IPL last month, the BCCI had said that their next action on depend on the situation in the country. And unfortunately, the situation has only deteriorated in the last few weeks.
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the country has crossed 8000 with 259 fatalities so far. While the country is still under the 21-day lockdown, the states have already made it clear that the lockdown will be extended. The BCCI is yet to formally give any statement on IPL but Sourav Ganguly has hinted that the IPL is likely to be postponed.
The former India skipper said that the board officials are monitoring all the developments but insisted that as of now, nothing can be said. Sourav Ganguly said that he cannot see things becoming normal at least before mid-May as he asked everyone to ‘forget 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,” Sourav Ganguly told The New Indian Express.
“And it seems this is how it’s going to be till the middle of May. 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.
