No Cricket In India In Near Future: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has made it cleared that there will be no cricketing action taking place in the near future particularly in the Indian circuit. It has now cleared all the air going ahead with the IPL 2020 behind closed doors in May this year.

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. It seems the world as a whole has gone into isolation and things keep worsening with days passing by. The sporting spectrum has also faced a lot due to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Major cricketing action all across the globe has come to a standstill. The Men in Blue have also suffered a massive loss due to the rapid spread of the virus, and the entire country has succumbed to a halt. India was in a 21-day national lockdown from March 25, and now the nation-wide lockdown has been extended until May 3.

Sourav Ganguly Says A Big No To Cricket In India In Near Future

“The social reality of Germany and India are different, there will be no cricket in India in the near future,” Ganguly told TOI on Tuesday. “There are too many ifs and buts involved. More importantly, I don’t believe in sport when there is a risk to human life.”

Sourav Ganguly has made it clear that the health of the people of the nation is the prime focus for everybody at this point in time. Sourav Ganguly has also joined the fight against COVID-19 by undertaking social work and voluntary donations.

Uncertainty Looms Large 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 April 10, 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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