T20 World Cup Likely to be Played in UAE After IPL Tragedy
IPL will not resume after the burst of biosecure bubble and at least four people inside it getting tested positive for covid-19
The suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after detection of covid-19 cases has jeopardized the organization of the T20 World Cup scheduled in the country later this year and it may be moved to United Arab Emirates (UAE).
IPL will not resume after the burst of biosecure bubble and at least four people inside it getting tested positive for covid-19.
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.
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Under these circumstances, India may get deprived of hosting T20 World Cup, scheduled to start in October, on home soil and travel restrictions against it are in place.
The country is already battling an unruly second covid-19 wave and reporting millions of infections and hundreds of deaths daily.
Before IPL was postponed, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was also mulling to shift the venue of the mega tournament to UAE following the raging coronavirus situation.
BCCI T20 World Cup Director Dhiraj Malhotra had said they might shift the venue to UAE in worst-case scenario.
The official said that they were carrying out negotiations with International Cricket Council (ICC) at the moment.
If the virus does not abate in the coming months, the likelihood of the move has increased.
