The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI),on Tuesday in an emergency meeting with the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC), decided to suspend the ongoing IPL 2021 due to a surge in the Cꦰovid-19 cases across vari꧟ous franchises.
The deadly virus broke into bio-bubbles to affect Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Delhi Capitals (DC) players and staff.
While Lakshmipathy Balaji fell prey to the novel coronavirus, Wriddhiman Saha and Amit Mishra als🍌o tested positive in their RT-PCR tests on Tuesday.
Official Announcement! 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
🚨 OFFICIAL STATEMENT 🚨
Delhi Capi♕tals leg spinner Amit Mishra has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been moved to a designated medical care facility, as per BC🧸CI & IPL guidelines.
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Earlier, Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier had become victims to the pandemic, and the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was rescheduled.
After suspending the T20 league, BCCI and IPL GC official🧔s are pondering what to do next since the former stands to lose in excess of INR 2000 crores, mainly from the broadcastin❀g revenue.
When asked about the same, chairman of the IPL Brajesh Patel said they are contemplating holding the T20 league in September𒆙 but will have to als𓃲o coordinate with ICC and other boards.
“Now we have to look for a window. If we get one, we will explore holding it. We’ll have to see if it is possible in September. We need to examine the plans of the ICC and other boards,” Patel told Cricbuzz.
Meanwhile, the T20 World Cup is also scheduled from October 18 to November 15, with uncertainty on the venue. While India are the designated hosts, UAE has been taken as a standꦬ by to address any pandemic complications.
