WI players heading home from IPL
Article by May 4, 2021
AHMEDABAD, India – Several West Indies players are set to return home after Indian Premier League organisers suspended the cash-rich Twenty20 league Tuesday, as the fallout continued from the wave of COVID-19 infections which hit the tournament on Monday.
Following an emergency meeting between the Indian Premier League Governing Council and the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), organisers said they had “unanimously” decided to pull the plug “with immediate effect” in the best interest of the health and safety of all stakeholders.
On Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad – which features former West Indies Test captain Jason Holder – joined Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in confirming a positive COVID-19 case when Wriddhiman Saha tested positive for the virus.
IPL suspended over coronavirus
May 5, 2021
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League, the world’s richest Twenty20 cricket tournament, was suspended on Tuesday and its players sent home as India battles a massive surge in coronavirus cases.
The move, which follows growing controversy over the competition, comes a day after two players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive, forcing a match to be postponed.
The Chennai Super Kings added in a statement Tuesday that its bowling coach L. Balaji and a member of the side’s travel support staff tested positive after undergoing tests here on Sunday.
“The Indian Premier League Governing Council and Board of Control for Cricket in India in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone (the) IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect,” a statement from organisers said.
Daily Times
May 5, 2021
India’s count of daily deaths from coronavirus rose to a record-breaking figure of 3,780 in the last 24 hours, a day after India become the only country after the US to cross the 20 million infections mark.
According to the Indian health ministry the number of daily infections rose to 382,315 on Wednesday. Government modelling had pointed to a peak by Wednesday, a few days earlier than thought, since the virus has spread faster than expected.
The surge of the highly infectious Indian variant of the coronavirus has seen hospitals runs out of beds and oxygen and left morgues and crematoriums overflowing. Many people have died in ambulances and car parks waiting for a bed or oxygen.
IPL 2021: 8 of the 11 England players reach UK, in Quarantine
The remaining three England players in India are Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, and Eoin Morgan.
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 5th May 2021 6:29 pm IST Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler (Photo/ iplt20.com)
London: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that eight of the 11 English players who were playing in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League have returned home after the season was postponed on Tuesday.
Speaking to ANI, Danny Reuben head of team communication for England cricket team confirmed that while 8 players are back in the UK, the remaining three players are set to leave India in the next 48 hours.