Kevin Pietersen, who played international cricket for England, also confirmed that the remainder of IPL 2021 will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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IPL 2021 suspended: RCB skipper Virat Kohli returns home with Anushka Sharma and Vamika, photos go VIRAL
The cash-rich tournament saw players and staff members, who should have been secure in the bio-bubble were seen infected with the coronavirus.
DNA Web Team
May 6, 2021, 08:10 AM IST
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 saw it getting suspended due to the rising outbreak of COVID-19 in India and even among players.
The cash-rich tournament saw players and staff members, who should have been secure in the bio-bubble were seen infected with the coronavirus. Over the course of the last two days, two KKR players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive for Covid-19.
Sri Lanka has appointed former national coach Tom Moody as director of cricket as part of a revamp of cricket operations, the governing body of the sport in the country said.
Former Australia all-rounder Moody guided Sri Lanka to the 2007 World Cup final and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Monday that the 55-year-old’s knowledge of the system prompted their technical advisory committee to recommend him.
SLC added that Moody will be a consultant and must fulfil 300 days of “mandatory assignment” in his three-year deal.
“Tom has worked with SLC in the past and has shown results, and I am sure with his working knowledge of the system, Tom will add greater value to our game,” SLC CEO Ashley De Silva said in a statement on Sunday.
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“Following extensive due diligence with medical experts, it has become clear that traveling from Australia to South Africa at this current time poses an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to our players, support staff and the community,” Hockley said in a statement.
“We acknowledge the significant amount of work by CSA in planning for the tour, during which we made it clear that CA was prepared to take on additional cost and effort to make the series happen.
“This decision has not been made lightly and we are extremely disappointed, especially given the importance of continuing international cricket at this time, our valued relationship with CSA, and our aspirations to compete in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.”
Afghan tour in trouble
by Kevin Mapasure
ZIMBABWE’S bumper 2021 international calendar is facing early trouble with the national cricket team’s series against Afghanistan in doubt following the latest COVID-19 lockdown which has paralysed domestic leagues.
The players were set for testing yesterday ahead of the domestic T-20 league that was scheduled to kickstart today, in a bio-bubble, but following the pronouncement that the country was going into a lockdown and the subsequent communication by Sports minister Kirsty Coventry that all sporting activities had been suspended, the players were told to stay at home.
The domestic T-20 tournament would have formed part of the preparations for the Afghanistan tour.