Daily Times
May 4, 2021
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended a day after multiple people who were inside the bio-secure bubble, tested positive for the coronavirus. The news was confirmed by the IPL chairman Brijesh Patel.
The media release from the IPL media team stated that “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.”
It further said that “The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL. This decision was taken keeping the safety, health and wellbeing of all the stakeholders in mind.
Bihar is the latest Indian state to enter lockdown
From CNN s Swati Gupta in New Delhi
The eastern Indian state of Bihar is entering a state-wide lockdown until May 15.
Bihar s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the plans on Tuesday in a Twitter post, saying: After discussion with associate ministers and officials yesterday, it was decided to implement the lockdown in Bihar uniil May 15, 2021. Based on detailed guidelines and other activities, today, the crisis management group has been instructed to take action.
Kumar did not indicate when the lockdown would officially go into effect.
Bihar is the latest Indian state to enforce a lockdown as the country attempts to quell the country s deadly Covid-19 surge.
linkedin After holding an emergency meeting earlier in the day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC), have decided to postpone the rest of the 2021 season of the tournament. The IPL kicked off on 9 April in India. Last season s IPL was postponed from March to September, and shifted to the United Arab Emirates. India then hosted England in a Test, ODI and T20 series across Chennai, Ahmedabad and Pune with fans being allowed into stadiums in Chennai and Ahmedabad. With Covid-19 cases rising just before the start of the tournament, all IPL games were played behind closed doors and players along with staff members were in a secure bio-bubble .
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) said that it will work in close consultation with the Indian cricket board to ensure those in the franchise reach home safely following the postponement of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).The tournament .
Australian cricketer David Warner has shared a heartbreaking message from his three young girls begging their dad to come home from Covid-ravaged India.
The Test batsman is among a number of Australian cricketers who face an uncertain future stranded in coronavirus-ravaged India as the Indian Premier League is suspended and multiple players test positive to Covid-19.
Another 9,000 Aussies are also trapped in the virus-ravaged nation, which has seen 20 million cases of coronavirus and hospitals at breaking point.
The IPL has announced the immediate indefinite suspension of the big-money tournament featuring many of the world s best players, acknowledging that if the seven-week competition were to continue it may put lives at stake .