BCCI suspends IPL after many players test positive for Covid-19

The Indian Premier League has been suspended because of the Covid-19 circumstance and numerous players testing positive, BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla was cited as saying by news organization ANI.

"IPL has been suspended, we will see whether we can reschedule it. However, it isn't dropped. It is simply suspended for the time being," said Shukla.

The alliance director Brijesh Patel likewise affirmed the news to PTI.

"The competition has been suspended uncertainly. We will attempt to direct the occasion in the following accessible window yet this month is improbable," Patel said. The improvement came after SunRisers Hyderabad player Wriddhiman Saha was found contaminated with the infection on Tuesday. "Indeed, Wriddhiman Saha has tried positive for the Covid. Our whole group is presently under disconnection and there could be no other positive reports, rest are altogether adverse," the individual from the group the board said.

SRH was scheduled to face Mumbai Indians later on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.Before this current, Wednesday's IPL game between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals was delayed after CSK bowling trainer L Balaji tried positive. On Monday, the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was likewise delayed after KKR bowlers Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy tried positive for the contamination.

The BCCI gave a delivery on the twin cases in KKR and said: "Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were discovered to be positive in the third round of testing over the most recent four days. Any remaining colleagues have tried negative for Covid-19."

"Both the players have detached themselves from the remainder of the crew. The clinical group is in ceaseless touch with the pair and are checking their wellbeing. In the interim, the Kolkata Knight Riders have now moved towards a day by day testing routine to distinguish some other conceivable case and treat them at the most punctual," it added.