No Proposal From Sri Lanka Cricket To Host IPL 2020: BCCI Official

A senior BCCI official has refuted any claims regarding Sri Lanka’s offer of holding the currently-suspended Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL 2020 in their nation as India fights with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier, the reports suggested SLC offered its proposal just an hour after the BCCI announced that IPL 2020 had been suspended indefinitely owing to the rising concern over the spread of coronavirus in the country.

However, the influential voices within the BCCI feel that there is no point in discussing such a proposal in a closed world battling the COVID-19 pandemic right now.

IPL 2020: BCCI Official Denies A Proposal From Sri Lanka Cricket

“The BCCI will not be in a position to say anything when the world is closed,” a senior Board official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

The official confirmed that currently, there is no proposal from the SLC, and there is no guarantee when a meaningful discussion can take place on the subject even if it comes along.

Currently, international flights have been mostly suspended after several countries imposed lockdowns to contain the deadly virus.

“There is no proposal from SLC yet and obviously no discussion,” the official said when asked what will be the BCCI’s stand when the offer is on table.

Major Concerns Still Stand Firm Over IPL 2020 Future

With the coronavirus outbreak bringing the world to a standstill, the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was postponed from March 29 to April 15. India is currently on a 21-day lockdown to combat the deadly virus.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is now looking at the October-November window for the IPL. But the move can be possible only if the ICC decides to postpone the men’s T20 World Cup that is to be held later in the year, according to some sources in the board.

On Friday, latest reports suggested that the BCCI is probing into the July window to conduct the IPL and it could take place behind closed doors.

However, all hopes have once again vanished as the BCCI. on Thursday suspended the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 indefinitely in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.

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