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Rahul Johri, CEO of the Indian cricket board, confirmed that this paper reported in April: plans are to keep the Indian Premier League (IPL) with India and the international players after the monsoon.
The idea, of course, hinges in large measure on the World T20, scheduled from 18 October to 15 November, be delayed for Australia due to Covid-19. A decision is expected when the International Cricket Council board meets on the 28 of May.
“IPL is one of the biggest engagers. More people watched the IPL last year that those who voted in the general election. For the sponsors, the cricket is a leader and who will lead the way. The recovery will be sharper than a V-shaped recovery,” said Johri in the traditional chinese medicine Sports Meeting webinar.
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“The taste of the IPL is that the best players in the world, to come here and play, and all the world has committed to maintain the flow. But it will be a step-by-step process. We cannot expect that the standardization of the morning,” he said. Johri, although he said that the players the decision to participate or not, would be respected.
Asked if the May 17, guidelines that allow stadiums to be opened without spectators of media IPL13, due to a national lock, can be considered soon, Johri said: “we will be guided by the guidelines of the government. Our advisor says: IPL is suspended until further notice. We are participating with several agencies. After the current phase of the blockade is finished, it is not the monsoon season. Cricket of the activities can start only after the monsoon. By then, hopefully things will improve.”
Johri accepted the schedule of the IPL will not be easy, even in October-November. “When flights resume, all the world has to quarantine themselves before playing. We’re going to have to look at the way in which have an impact on timetables, as they are tight. Imagine that you have a factor in 14 days in quarantine before practice also. Therefore, there is a lot of moving parts. But we are optimistic. Let’s hope that the situation will improve after the monsoon, and we approached him and then,” he said.
Asked about the celebration of IPL without spectators, Johri said: “it will not just in IPL, but also international cricket. Although (gate receipts) gives us a small percentage of our revenues, is important because the greater part of which goes into the maintenance of the stadiums. However, in the short term, before returning to normal, we can live without (viewers) it.”
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