With the entire world has come into a standstill because of the global pandemic novel coronavirus, all the sporting events around the world has been postponed or cancelled which also included the 13th edition of Indian Premier League. However, with the start of the lockdown 4.0 in the country, the Home Ministry has given permission to re-open of the sports stadiums too.

Meanwhile, the BCCI is far from organizing an IPL amid this crunch situation. In a recent report in the Indian Express, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said that the board has no plans of hosting the much-awaited cash-rich league at this moment since there are restrictions on the travel of international and domestic level.

“The IPL at the moment is not possible because travel restrictions are still there. So, how can you have the IPL without any travel happening? We are studying these guidelines and will study state governments’ guidelines also. Accordingly, we will plan,” Dhumal said.

On the other hand, a new notification about the opening of stadiums without the spectators was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs too, although it was for the cricketers to resume their training and nothing else. “At a local level, cricketers can go to stadiums and resume outdoor training. But the entire team cannot get together because players are scattered,” Arun Dhumal added.

However, talks about hosting the Indian Premier League can only be started in August, while the window for the league still remains an issue as of now. Also, as per the BCCI functionary, some of the IPL stakeholders have thought that if the T20 World Cup wouldn’t take place in October in Australia, IPL can be hosted at that time as well.

“The T20 World Cup is an ICC event. It will generate revenue for the global body, and the ICC will do its level best to organise the tournament as per schedule,” he again added.

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