Remainder of IPL not happening in India: Ganguly

May 09, 2021 20:50

The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League was suspended earlier this week after COVID-19 breached the bio-bubble of four franchises. At first, the BCCI rescheduled the league stage match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders after 2 positive cases.

As the number of COVID-19 cases increased 6 in the next 24 hours, the board had no other option but to suspend the league. Since the league is suspended and not cancelled, the BCCI will aim to stage the remainder of 31 matches whenever it gets the window.

Also, the venue of the league will be one to watch out for. The BCCI was confident of pulling off the league in India as it had successfully hosted England in a full-fledged series earlier in the year. But the number of COVID-19 cases started to increase in March and also had its impact on IPL.

While the BCCI will stage the remainder of IPL 2021 whenever it finds the window, board's president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that India will not host IPL 2021. Speaking to Sportstar, the former India captain said that the league 'can't happen in India'. He also revealed that the Indian players will land in Sri Lanka after the World Test Championship final for a white-ball series.

"No (Ganguly on IPL after WTC final). India is supposed to go to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is. There are lots of organisational hazards like 14-day quarantine. It cant happen in India. This quarantine is tough to handle. Too early to say how we can find a slot to complete the IPL," he told Sportstar.

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