The IPL, scheduled from March 29-May 24, has been postponed indefinitely by the BCCI in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Board will only conduct the tournament when normalcy returns.
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With the IPL postponed indefinitely due to the number of positive cases among the cricketers, most of them are heading back home. Ravindra Jadeja from the Chennai Super Kings team has headed to his farmhouse, a place where he feels safe and posted pictures of his beloved horse on Twitter.
IPL 2021 was suspended on May4 by the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council after some players tested positive. Out of the total of 60 matches, only 29 were completed before the tournament was suspended. The BCCI and other cricket boards have been working together to relocate stranded foreign players who were part of IPL 2021.
BCCI has postponed VIVO IPL 2021
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The decision was made after many players and a couple of non-playing staff tested positive for Coronavirus.
BCCI has postponed VIVO IPL 2021 with immediate effect after several players and non-playing team members tested positive for Coronavirus.
UPDATE: 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.
Indian cricketâs governing body and the Indian Premier League Governing Council decided in an emergency meeting and announced it today (May 4, 2021).
Those who tested positive as per media reports include Sunrisers Hyderabad s wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, Delhi Capitalsâ spinner Amit Mishra, Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy, and Chennai Super Kings non-playing staff i.e. bowling coach L Balaji and a member of the touring support gro