BCCI official gives IPL 2020 Update after Government’s Phase 3 COVID-19 reopening guidelines

The restrictions in the country has been slowly lifted by the government although the lockdown is still in place till June 30. The BCCI who were awaiting the guidelines from the government have got what they wanted and with the details, it helps the BCCI to plan for the scheduling of IPL which is what the whole world is waiting for.

As the greatest league has been postponed for the time being due to the corona virus pandemic, there is every possibility that the cash rich league might happen in the october window where the WT20 was scheduled to take place.

IPL 2020 Update Still a long way to go!

The situation in the country is slowly heading north but the resumption of cricket for another 3 months looks highly unlikely. The BCCI treasurer in Arun Dhumal said they are still looking to organize the league but it will take a lot of effort after what is been happening in the country.

Based on assessment of the situation (Phase 3), dates for restarting following will be decided—international air travel of passengers, gymnasiums, swimming pools, social/political/sports/entertainment functions and large congregations. It’s a positive. If international travel resumes, and sporting activities will be allowed, then we can plan for the future.

Can the players gather together like before?

With all the social distancing concept creeping in the game of cricket will never be the same and Virat Kohli said a word about it during his instagram session with Ashwin. For a big tournament like IPL to happen which involves players from all over the world, it is going to be interesting to see how BCCI will handle this situation.

“As far as getting a pool of players together for a camp, again we will have to wait for things to normalise further. What we can have for now is individual players working in facilities in their respective cities, based on advice from state governments,” Arun Dhumal concluded