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IPL 2020 Almost Certain to be Called Off: Report

Meanwhile, the source has also confirmed that there will be no mega auction next year in 2021.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to make an official statement but the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League is almost certain to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in The Indian Express.

Reportedly, BCCI is awaiting an announcement from the central government and the union sports ministry on visas before an official announcement. Meanwhile, BCCI will take up the matter with IPL franchises after the 21-day nationwide lockdown ends on 15 April.

“IPL will not happen this year. It will now happen next year. We all know how the situation is at the moment in the country and no one will take any risk. One can’t have social distancing in the stadium. It’s better to play IPL next year.”
IPL source to The Indian Express
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Meanwhile, the source has also confirmed that there will be no mega auction next year in 2021.
According to the schedule, a mega auction was going to take place in 2021 with franchises allowed to retain a few players while the rest going under the hammer.
(Photo: BCCI)

Meanwhile, the source has also confirmed that there will be no mega auction next year in 2021.

“Also, no mega auction will take place. We will inform the franchises once we get final confirmation from the Indian government, the same season can continue next season,” the report said, quoting the source

According to the schedule, a mega auction was set to take place in 2021 with franchises allowed to retain a few players while the rest go under the hammer.

Earlier on 14 March, BCCI had deferred the start of IPL 2020 to 15 April from 29 March amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, which has claimed over 27 lives in India with over 1,000 reported cases so far.

Meanwhile, the Indian government had also suspended all foreign visas till 15 April which prevented the foreign players from participating in the cash-rich league.

After the postponement, BCCI president and IPL team owners had stressed on the fact that health would be prioritised and the financial aspect of IPL was not being considered.

“We will monitor further. Safety is most important … as much as we want to host IPL, we also need to be careful about security,” Ganguly had said.

In fact, Ganguly had confirmed that this edition of IPL would be a truncated one if the competition saw the light of day at the first place due to the delay.

But with the increase in infections across the world and with Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed along with the Euro 2020, BCCI didn’t want to take any unnecessary risk and set a precedent during such tough times.

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