Now only a few days are left for the 14th season of the IPL to begin. The world’s most breathtaking T20 league will be played in six cities of India this time. The current season will begin with the match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on 9 April in Chennai.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 is also coming to the force. 8 ground staff of Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai are COVID-19 infected. There are 10 IPL matches to be played in this stadium. According to reports, last week, 19 ground staff members of the Wankhede Stadium were investigated for COVID-19. The report of 3 of these came on 26 March, which was found positive. After this, on April 1, 5 more people have been confirmed infected.
The first match of the current IPL will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on April 10 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The ground staff being found corona infected is a matter of concern for the BCCI. The match is planned to be played behind closed doors.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is busy preparing for the IPL given the status of COVID-19 in Mumbai. Ground staff members are being considered to be accommodated in one place. Most groundsmen do not live in the stadium and travel by train.
Maharashtra is a badly affected state of COVID-19. On Friday, 47,827 new cases were registered in the state and 202 deaths occurred. As of Friday evening, the total number of active cases in the state is 3,89,832. On Friday, 8,832 new cases of the COVID-19 were reported and 20 deaths occurred in Mumbai. Earlier on Thursday, there were 8,664 cases here. The total number of active cases in Mumbai is 58,455.
