"Fans Are Starved, Boards Can't Survive": Ramiz Raja Wants Cricket To Resume Behind Closed Doors

Even as the world continuous to find a way to eradicate the novel coronavirus pandemic, former Pakistan captain turned expert Ramiz Raja has time and again voiced his opinion for cricket season to resume behind closed doors. Ramiz Raja wants the cricket boards to come together and think a suitable way possible to resume season amid the widespread of novel coronavirus.

The pandemic has stalled cricket events across the globe with clarity on what the future holds. Speculations continue to grow about the marquee tournaments but there is no firm stand taken on the tournaments like IPL or 2020 World Cup yet by its parent body or the global governing council.

The pandemic has already claimed lives of over 180,000 people across the globe. The total cases have crossed over 2,000,000 and reports suggest continuous surge in the number of cases across the globe. For the sporting season to resume, it is important to contain the fatal virus, and situation to return to normal at first.

SHORTS

View More

Your daily dose of cricket!

Loading...

Ramiz Raja: Cricket boards can’t survive for long

ipl-t20-world-cup-brendon-mccullum/","postId":209193,"refreshAds":true,"refreshAdsEveryNSlides":1,"adRefreshingMechanism":"page","ajaxUrl":"https://cricketaddictor.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","loopSlides":false,"scrollTopOffset":0,"hideNavigationOnFirstSlide":false,"isRtl":false,"excludedWords":[""],"prevFontIcon":"","nextFontIcon":""}" data-theiapostslider-onchangeslide="""" data-theiapostslider-loaded="true">Cricket boards have taken a hit and are planning ways to contain their loss with no matches in store. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are ready to field two teams in a day once the season resumes, BCCI are still waiting to take a final call on the IPL 2020, which is postponed indefinitely for now. And cricket fanatics continue to wait for the live action to resume. Ramiz Raja has suggested that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should discuss with other cricket boards to resume ties behind closed doors, emphasising on the point that, they can survive for long without cricket.

","nextFontIcon":""}" data-theiapostslider-onchangeslide="""" data-theiapostslider-loaded="true">

“Cricket fans are starved now and the coronavirus pandemic has brought life to a standstill but I don’t think cricket boards can survive for long like this. They can’t continue to pay out salaries and expenses without having cricket activities it would be disastrous for them,” Ramiz said on his YouTube channel.

“I would also urge the Pakistan Cricket Board to think on these lines and hold talks with other boards to see how cricket activities can be resumed even behind closed doors,” he added.

The scheduling of cricket events has gone haywire due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus pandemic. For the sporting season to resume, it is important to contain the fatal virus, and situation to return to normal at first.