BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has admitted that he cannot see cricket series domestic and international returning to the country in the near future. The former India captain added that human life is more important. In a interview to Times of India the newly elected BCCI chief said, "The social reality of Germany and India are different, there will be no cricket in India in the near future," "The social reality of Germany and India are different, there will be no cricket in India in the near future," The coronavirus pandemic has engulfed the sports world badly with many matches being postponed indefinitely.
Harbhajan Singh, the former India offspinner also echoed with his Ganguly thoughts as he stated it is impossible to control crowds during cricket matches. Continuing further he said, there should be no Harbhajan Singh, the former India offspinner. The top brass of Cricket Australia have been having discussions of hosting the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for October this year, in empty stadiums.
Sunil Gavaskar, recently suggested that the T20 World Cup slated to be held in 2020 and 2021, to be held in Australia and India respectively, should be swapped if the situation is under control in India. It was only last week that BCCI decided to postpone IPL indefintely. with a official statement.The nationwide tally of confirmed infections neared 20,000 with new cases reported from various states and the death toll crossed 600 as per the latest reports by health ministry.
