BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was being suspended keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation in the country. Issuing an official statement, the BCCI said, “The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting has unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect. The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL. This decision was taken keeping the safety, health and wellbeing of all the stakeholders in mind.”
IPL suspended for this season: Vice-President BCCI Rajeev Shukla to ANI#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/K6VBK0W0WA
— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2021
Several teams include Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and the latest being Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC) report a breach in the bio-bubble with several players testing positive for the virus.
