The final word is out. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League indefinitely due to coronavirus pandemic. The 13th edition of the cash-rich T20 tournament was originally supposed to be held between March 29 and May 24. The BCCI has not yet proposed a new start date for the event.
According to reports, the competition's chief operating officer Hemang Amin informed the decision to the eight franchises on Wednesday morning. The teams have been told that due to the lockdown extension till May 3, the possibility of having the tournament in the summer window is nil. This comes after BCCI's top hierarchy reportedly met over a conference call on Tuesday evening, with president Sourav Ganguly, and secretary Jay Shah among those involved.
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Last month, when the government initially announced a three-week lockdown, IPL was pushed to April 15, but now the extension doesn't create any feasible options for the tournament.
India has currently seen over 10,000 positive cases with more than 350 deaths, which has made it impossible for the government to lift restrictions.
