IPL cricket time of year will get shortened, says Ganguly
India's cricket table chief Sourav Ganguly explained Saturday the Indian Premier League will be truncated with the Twenty20 tournament pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The world's richest cricket league was postponed Friday, meaning rather than starting on March 29, it'll get started on April 15 at the initial following the Indian government ordered steps against travel and public gatherings.
Major officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met franchise owners of the 8 IPL teams on Mumbai to evaluate the situation.
"Safety is most significant for the players and at this time (with) what's on offer on the globe and India with the federal government directives this is all we are able to do. We've postponed remaining domestic suits," Ganguly told reporters.
"If it (IPL) is (postponed till) April 15, then, regardless 15 days have died, it should be a truncated one. How truncated, just how many games, I cannot say right now."
While the country of just one 1.3 billion has reported just two deaths from coronavirus and a lot more than 80 confirmed cases, all activities have been suspended.
India has stopped all household soccer and cricket occurrences after two remaining one-moment cricket internationals against a visiting South Africa part were called off on Friday.
But postponing the cash-rich IPL, which draws the world's best players from Australia, England and South Africa, and generates vast sums of dollars found in revenues every year, has dominated Indian headlines.
Ganguly, among India's virtually all successful India captains who became BCCI president this past year, said individuals were forced to wait and see.
"We met with the owners, to tell them how it could happen and where carry out we stand at the moment. Right now, it is merely postponed. We will assess the situation," said Ganguly.
"It'll be re-assessed every week. I cannot say right now (about any deadline). It must be worked around. Around we want to web host the IPL, we also have to be careful about the security."
IPL is estimated to generate a lot more than $11 billion for the Indian market and involves cricket's top international superstars including England's Ben Stokes, David Warner of Australia and Indian captain Virat Kohli.
Chinese mobile-maker Vivo paid $330 million to be the league's leading sponsor for 2018-2022.
