IPL 2021: Will BCCI arrange a COVID-19 test for players after a major outbreak in Wankhede?
The BCCI has announced the IPL 2021 schedule. The world’s most popular T20 league will be played from 9 April. At the same time, its final match will be played on May 30. The first match of the tournament is to be played between RCB and Mumbai Indians at Chepauk Cricket Stadium in Chennai. However, a lot of bad news is coming out before the tournament starts.
It is reported that eight ground staff of Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai are corona infected. 10 matches of IPL are scheduled to be held from 10 to 25 April in this stadium.
A few days ago, the Road Safety World Series was being played in the country. This tournament was won by the team of India Legends due to their excellent performance. However, Sachin Tendulkar, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan,n, and Subramanian Badrinath were found to be positive during this tournament. At the same time, Nitish Rana, the player of Kolkata Knight Riders, was also found infected.
Currently, five teams (CSK, KKR, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab King,s and Delhi Capitals) are practicing in Wankhede. Now it will also be worth seeing what will be the next step taken by BCCI regarding the safety of players and whether the BCCI conducts the Covid Test of all the players present in the Wankhede or not.
The way people associated with cricket are getting corona positive. Given this, IPL 2021 has also become clouded with the crisis. In India too, cases of corona have increased a lot these days. In such a situation, there is a danger in this season of IPL.
However, the BCCI, on the other hand, is trying its best to organize the tournament and is coming up with many strict rules to deal with Corona. Cricket fans are also desperate to watch IPL 2021. In such a situation, the fans are also very disappointed with the report of people related to cricket getting Corona positive.