IPL 2021 suspended indefinitely after several players test COVID-19 positive
On Tuesday, before the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in New Delhi, SRH franchise player Wridhimman Saha, tested COVID-19 positive
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IPL 2021 got suspended on Tuesday in the wake of rising number of COVID-19 cases among players and support staff (BCCI Image)
The 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended indefinitely after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19. BCCI suspended the cricket s leading club tournament in the wake of surging coronavirus cases among players and support staff in the last 48 hours.
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Amid the rising demand to put IPL on hold at a time when the entire country is battling the second Covid-19 wave, BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla Tuesday told the news agency ANI that the remaining matches of IPL 14 have been suspended. The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect, the board said in a press statement.
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Positive Covid-19 cases has seen the 2021 Indian Premier League suspended. Photo / Photosport
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The Indian Premier League has been suspended following an increase in players testing positive for Covid-19.
IPL chairman Brijesh Patel has confirmed the move, saying the decision has been made due to safety concerns for all stakeholders.
In a statement, the IPL said the decision was unanimously made by the tournament s Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following an emergency meeting. The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL, the statement said. This decision was taken keeping the safety, health and wellbeing of all the stakeholders in mind.
NEW DELHI, May 4: A barrage of COVID-19 cases forced the IPL’s indefinite suspension today, a move that was welcomed by the franchises even as the league’s jittery foreign recruits waited for BCCI’s plan of action to ensure their return amid some strict travel restrictions.
The decision to postpone the league was announced after SunRisers Hyderabad batsman Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi Capitals spinner Amit Mishra joined the infected players’ list, which already had Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier.
Chennai Super Kings’ bowling coach L Balaji was among the prominent non-playing staff to test positive.
“The Indian Premier League Governing Council and BCCI in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect,” a statement from the IPL read after the development was confirmed by its chairman Brijesh Patel.
IPL 2021 suspended indefinitely after multiple test positive for coronavirus
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Indian skipper Virat Kohli gestures on the field during an IPL match. Photo: AFP
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended indefinitely a day after multiple people within the bio-secure bubble tested positive for coronavirus, the league s chairman Brijesh Patel confirms.
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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla said all office bearers and council members have together decided after talking to all stakeholders including the franchises and broadcasters, agreeing that the IPL should be suspended for now. The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect, read an advisory from the BCCI.