IPL 2021 is scheduled to start on April 9.© Twitter
A sudden surge of COVID-19 instances amongst groundstaff and occasion managers on the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai has raised issues forward of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, with the venue scheduled to host 10 video games this season. Within the wake of the information, former India captain and present president of the Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation, Mohammed Azharuddin, has provided amenities of the HCA to the Indian cricket board. “In these troublesome occasions there may be all of the extra causes for us to face by one another,” Azharuddin tweeted on Sunday. “Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation wish to provide its amenities to @BCCI to make sure that IPL2021 is performed in secure and safe venues.”
In these troublesome occasions there may be all of the extra causes for us to face by one another. Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation wish to provide its amenities to @BCCI to make sure that IPL2021 is performed in secure and safe venues.
– Mohammed Azharuddin (@azharflicks) April 4, 2021
Ten members of the Wankhede groundstaff, in addition to six occasion managers on the venue have returned constructive checks.
Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel additionally examined constructive for COVID-19 on Saturday.
The BCCI are reportedly eager on retaining the Wankhede as a venue for IPL 2021, however an official advised PTI that Hyderabad and Indore have been earmarked as back-up venues.
“Hyderabad and Indore are there on standby in case the state of affairs goes out of hand,” PTI quoted the BCCI official as saying.
The primary match on the Wankhede is scheduled to be held on April 10, with final 12 months’s finalists Delhi Capitals taking up three-time champions Chennai Tremendous Kings.
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IPL 2021 kicks off on April 9, with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking up towards Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.
(With PTI inputs)
