IPL 2021 / IPL is not canceled, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla told when the remaining matches will be

Zoom News : May 05, 2021, 06:51 AM
The Corona virus broke the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The BCCI decided to suspend the IPL after Corona reported in several teams. Fans are disappointed to stop the IPL. There were 29 matches played in this season of IPL, which started on 9 April. There are 31 matches remaining in the tournament. In such a situation, when will the remaining matches be played. The answer has been given by BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla.

He has clearly stated that the IPL has not been canceled, postponed. Talking to Star Sports, Rajiv Shukla said, 'One thing I want to clarify is that the IPL has not been canceled. It has been avoided. There will be remaining matches of IPL-14. At the appropriate time, when the condition of the Kovid improves, a decision will be taken about it. '

The BCCI vice-president said that the report suggesting the suspension is only for 5 days or a week, the same is not true. He said that there is speculation that the tournament will resume after five days or a week, it is not possible.


Due to this, IPL was postponed

For the last few days, there were cases of corona in some teams of IPL, after which the BCCI had to take a decision to suspend the tournament. In the midst of the Corona crisis, this time the IPL was held in India. The bio-bubble was initially created, claiming that it would not pose any risk of infection. But in the last two days, many teams have fallen victim to Corona.

On Monday, two players, including Varun Chakraborty of Kolkata Knight Riders, were hit by Corona, after which the match between Kolkata and Bengaluru was postponed. After the KKR match, the entire team of Delhi Capitals was quarantined. On Monday evening, three members of Chennai Super Kings also came to know about Corona's grip, including bowling coach Laxmipathy Balaji.

On Tuesday, Wriddhiman Saha of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Amit Mishra of Delhi Capitals were also found to be Corona positive. The crisis on the IPL continued to escalate after Corona's cases continued. In such a situation, the BCCI decided to postpone it.

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