IPL 2021 - KKR versus RCB Postponed - multiple cases of positive tests

[Amjad007]

Steve Smith receive very less compared to what other earns.But he is still playing compared to the 2 who went(who were surprisingly earning more than Smith esp Richardson)

Just shows smiths greed , that’s all

 

[IMMY69]

Just today's match is postponed. IPL will carry on as scheduled with final on 30th May. Sorry guys...it wont be cancelled.

So what happens if a player is injured?
Do they empty out the hospital?

 

[Amjad007]

Why are you apologizing to us ???

 

[MenInG]

Just today's match is postponed. IPL will carry on as scheduled with final on 30th May. Sorry guys...it wont be cancelled.

Sorry guys.

What an amazing post.

 

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

YOu don't have to find the COVID. IT will find you. The only way you can postpone it from finding you is by staying at home. This variant is a serious variant. They better cancel the whole IPL. But greed has no limits.

OR.. they can be flexible with scheduling and move it out of cities which have a high case load.

By keeping it in Delhi right low you are literally challenging Covid to find you.. it’s bonkers.

These games are being played behind closed doors. Why not play in a city which doesn’t have the highest active cases per capita anywhere in the world

 

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

Sorry guys.

What an amazing post.

It’s sad but I genuinely think that some people if they had the choice would take a completed IPL vs a reduction in the case/death load...

One of the sad things is that we we were hearing that Covid was the great equalizer.. it’s not.

I know multiple rich Indians who have moved to Dubai or have essentially booked spots at hospital beds in case something happens if they are still in Delhi.

 

[pakistani pride]

It’s sad but I genuinely think that some people if they had the choice would take a completed IPL vs a reduction in the case/death load...

One of the sad things is that we we were hearing that Covid was the great equalizer.. it’s not.

I know multiple rich Indians who have moved to Dubai or have essentially booked spots at hospital beds in case something happens if they are still in Delhi.

You know India has 150 deaths per 1.000.000
You know India yesterday had 9.000 serious cases on a population of 1.3 billion?

Just saying.

 

[pakistani pride]

I think IPL will get cancelled now.

I worry for the players though, hopefully there aren't any serious medical issues.

Name me 1 cricketer who had serious health issues due to covid-19.

PSL was cancelled but name me 1 player who was admitted due to covid-19 (hospital)?

 

[MenInG]

NEW DELHI: Players, especially overseas recruits, are feeling edgier following the emergence of two COVID-19 cases in the Kolkata Knight Riders camp on Monday but teams feel "there is no going back" and the IPL should continue despite the ever-increasing threat of the raging pandemic.

Questions are being raised on how a strict bio-bubble created for the world's biggest T20 league was breached after KKR's Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier got infected with the deadly virus.

Three members of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, including bowling coach Laxmipathy Balaji have also tested positive. These tests were RT-PCR tests, conducted over the 48 hours. Balaji was in the CSK dressing room in their last match vs Mumbai Indians. However, rapid antigen tests conducted on

"There is no going back now with half of the tournament done. The news (positive cases in KKR) makes the BCCI's job more challenging," a franchise official told PTI.

"We have been hearing that a player got infected because he was taken outside the bubble for scans. So, it could have happened outside the bubble. As far as I know, everyone is strictly following the protocols laid out by the BCCI and there was no breach there," he added.

Another team official said the tournament should continue as long as more teams are not affected by the virus.

"Even if you have to pause the tournament, how long can you hold back? The only way is to keep isolating the positive cases and keep playing. The players are naturally more anxious now but it is mainly because they are not sure about how they would get back home," said the official.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, scheduled to be played today (Monday, May 3) has been postponed. The decision was taken after two KKR team members tested positive for COVID-19.

UK, Australia and New Zealand have banned travellers from India and a sizable number of players competing in the IPL are from these countries.

Some foreign players like Australia's Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson and Andrew Tye left in the nick of time before travel bans came into effect but most of them have chosen to stay back and see out the event ending May 30.

"We should let the BCCI decide what is best for all of us. Flooding them with too many opinions on what should be done following the cases at KKR would only lead to more confusion," said another top official of a team.

Five-time winners Mumbai Indians were already testing their players on a daily basis and other teams are likely to follow that in the wake of cases at KKR.

KKR players have been told to isolate in the room and even teams like Delhi Capitals have told its players and support staff to stay in their rooms after the development on Monday.

The two sides played each other four days ago.

"Following the news, we have been told to stay in our rooms and strictly follow the protocols. The players are fully aware that the situation outside is grim and the IPL bio bubble is a much safer environment at this point in time," said a support staff member of a leading franchise.

A former India player competing in the league summed it up aptly.

"There is a lot of anxiety among players. Obviously we are being tested every second day but looking at the situation in the country, you are always scared what next in case you test positive," he said.

"We are hanging in there but you cannot just negate the fear factor," he added.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...s-water-tight-bubble/articleshow/82372054.cms

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

They are not postponing. Too many people will lose face, not least many on here.

The ones on here will just go missing for a few days. I notice one or two have already taken a swift vacation following this news. BCCI will have to bite the bullet in my view. There's nowhere for them to run, it will more likely get worse and that will do more damage to their reputation in the long run.

 

[Amjad007]

Where is IPL cheerleader Mamoon today ? Hope he sees the bcci’s incompetence

 

[Babu Bhaiya]

Where is IPL cheerleader Mamoon today ? Hope he sees the bcci’s incompetence

Well in this particular case, Mamoon had advicated for postponement of IPL in some post as far as i remember.

 

[Bewal Express]

Where is IPL cheerleader Mamoon today ? Hope he sees the bcci’s incompetence

When he is cornered, he will tell you that it's the internal problem of Ind, which he wishes not to comment upon.

 

[Rajdeep]

Sorry guys.

What an amazing post.

Brother, its not my view. My personal opinion is, morally its not the right time to host IPL and should be postponed. By 'Sorry Guys' I meant irrespective of what we say here, BCCI will never cancel IPL. I said it from the beggining that even if there is a world war 3, IPL will still continue. There is too much stake here for it to be cancelled.

If it was just a normal tournament and the way the present situation is, it would have been cancelled ages ago and we would not even be talking about it. ICC T20 WC will be relocated to Dubai and BCCI wont think twice doing it. But they wont cancel the IPL.

 

[Amjad007]

Well in this particular case, Mamoon had advocated for postponement of IPL in some post as far as i remember.

He changed his tune one he saw the writing on the wall. Bcci is corrupt and incompetent. And insensitive to human suffering.

 

[jnaveen1980]

OR.. they can be flexible with scheduling and move it out of cities which have a high case load.

By keeping it in Delhi right low you are literally challenging Covid to find you.. it’s bonkers.

These games are being played behind closed doors. Why not play in a city which doesn’t have the highest active cases per capita anywhere in the world

Let us not forget ONE guy started spreading this virus to the entire world. We don't know the patient ZERO. Even to tribals who are generally disconnected from the rest of the world. The transmission rate is extremely high for this virus. This new variant has an even higher transmission rate. I understand 95% of the infected ones eventually recover. But not without future complications. It is just not worth it.

 

[Amjad007]

So lives are more important than money? Completely insensitive.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Name me 1 cricketer who had serious health issues due to covid-19.

PSL was cancelled but name me 1 player who was admitted due to covid-19 (hospital)?

Are you a doctor all of a sudden that you know who has and who does not have medical conditions?

You must be one of those Whatsapp mums who think that they know everything because their friend told them.

Do I look like I know these players personally that I can name you their health conditions?

If you studied the pandemic at all, you'd know that the virus is affecting everyone now.

I know of people who have been in their early 30s with no medical issues who passed away from the virus.

Just because nobody was admitted into a hospital during IPL or PSL doesn't mean that it won't happen.

Wisen up.

 

[Justcrazy]

In such a grim situation , even if players are playing , its completely wrong. IPL needs to be canceled temporarily.

 

[Civil]

This was only a matter of time..for God's sake we are talking about people's lives I hope sense prevails and India gets the humanitarian support it needs, and all these Tamasha matches stop. PSL also should not go ahead.

it's interesting seeing this thread's dynamics and participants vs when the PSL outbreaks happen.

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Just today's match is postponed. IPL will carry on as scheduled with final on 30th May. Sorry guys...it wont be cancelled.

The 'sorry guys' is hilarious. Like at this point continuation is indefensible. Give up

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Whats the excuse for CSK folks to get tested positive?

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Whats the excuse for CSK folks to get tested positive?

They left the bubble when they had to take a leak off the bus

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

They left the bubble when they had to take a leak off the bus

Those traitors......

 

[drubwrubnat]

YOu don't have to find the COVID. IT will find you. The only way you can postpone it from finding you is by staying at home. This variant is a serious variant. They better cancel the whole IPL. But greed has no limits.

Wrong ! Its a more transmissible variant but less virulent. In fact 90-99 % people test positive but do no show any symptoms, or have mild ones for coupla days.
Its very much possible that many cricketers already went on smoothly to play matches when there was no testing.
I personally never felt sick last year but have the antibody test positive

 

[hitthestump]

I think the only way the tournament will be postponed is if 2/3 teams are affected.

It will be nothing short of a miracle if these are the only 2 infections. Would be an incredible outcome.

Realistically though this is just the beginning of a number of positive cases within the bubble as a whole.

 

[Geil]

People who are making themselves locked at home in India are getting infected so it would be really hard to keep the bubble safe right now and in coming days as experts predict the rate of infection per day will keep increasing in May,

IPL should have been postponed to UAE when the Infection rate increased in multitudes but yet the Indian government allowed BCCI to make IPL happen in India at a time when Infection rate are increasing daily above 100 % in big cities in India.

The health system in India has been collapsed, even if you are privileged enough to get into an expensive hospital even then people are dying due to poor treatment because of lack of able medical professionals.

At least with this incident I am quite sure the Indian government and BCCI would rethink its strategy on how to proceed with the remainder of IPL.

Some players are playing to entertain others in pandemic, some for money but every player has put their life in danger as the health system in India has collapsed.

 

[MRSN]

This has become quite a farce. When you know things are so bad that 3.5k people are dying on daily basis why hold an event like this risking so many lives? All that tested positive what guarantees that they might not have carried to others? We saw with PSL that with one covid breach there were more and more cases next days. No reason why this will not happen in IPL too. BCCI should do the sensible thing and postpone it.

 

[TheNightWatchman]

One thing Slats tweets now and Danny Morrison's/Cummins comments a week back showed us is that these players/members of the IPL either are completely oblivious to how big the situation is outside their physical bubble that they've made up their own mind echoing each other's thoughts on 'IPL continuing' in their own metaphorical bubble.

It seemed they were pretty ignorant of the dangers themselves. I mean, they obviously know what's going on in India but they definitely underestimated the enormity of the situation and what catastrophes it could bring on the IPL itself which is why they didn't leave when they had a chance.

How they were duped in to believing that the bubble was inpenetrable even when playing in the epicentre of the deadliest covid wave the world has ever seen in Delhi, I will never know.

 

[Ab Fan]

Just give the IPL trophy to the great Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals and abandon this tournament.

It is absolutely blasphemous to think of continuing the tournament any longer at this stage of the situation.

 

[street cricketer]

You know India has 150 deaths per 1.000.000
You know India yesterday had 9.000 serious cases on a population of 1.3 billion?

Just saying.

Geez what has the world come to. Pakistani pride fighting for Indian honour..

The covid pandemic seems to have tilted the world upside down lol.

 

[Sherlock]

Where is IPL cheerleader Mamoon today ? Hope he sees the bcci’s incompetence

Folk tradition states if you say his name thrice he'll appear.

 

[Shams123]

The only solution that can mitigate both the health concerns and financial setbacks is to take a one week break. Test every person everyday and separate the positive cases. After the break continue the tournament preferably in only one venue.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

This has become quite a farce. When you know things are so bad that 3.5k people are dying on daily basis why hold an event like this risking so many lives?

Obviously, money.

All that tested positive what guarantees that they might not have carried to others? We saw with PSL that with one covid breach there were more and more cases next days. No reason why this will not happen in IPL too. BCCI should do the sensible thing and postpone it.

Nothing is gonna happen, and the tournament will continue on.
They simply "postponed" and reschedule the game. No big deal.

Money trumps 3.5k daily deaths.

When we have turned "the sports of cricket" into a "commercialized business", then NOTHING matters more than money.

Just like many modern day "wars" are a profitable money making industry.
100 and thousands of innocent people are killed with bombs and firearms .. because Money trumps everything.

 

[Hasan123]

It will be nothing short of a miracle if these are the only 2 infections. Would be an incredible outcome.

Realistically though this is just the beginning of a number of positive cases within the bubble as a whole.

We shouldn’t speculate about cases that have not been confirmed. As I said if more teams are affected, I’m sure it will be cancelled.

 

[MenInG]

Venky Mysore, chief executive of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has said Sandeep Warrier is doing fine but Varun Chakravarthy is still "under the weather". They both were found to be positive for the coronavirus in the third round of testing in the last four days. According to a statement from the Indian Premier League (IPL), all other team members tested negative for COVID-19. "Difficult times, but I am happy to report that both Varun and Sandeep are doing well. We have taken all the precautions that are necessary and have been advised by the medical teams of IPL and KKR and also getting appropriate advice from outside on what the right thing to do is," Venky told host broadcasters Star Sports as reported by kkr.in

"Sandeep, in particular, is doing fine. No temperature, no other symptoms, and he is feeling good. Varun is still a little under the weather, but better than yesterday and both of them are in good spirits," he added.

The team, including KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan, caught up on a video call to take stock of how everyone was feeling within the camp

Speaking on the immediate steps in consultation with the officials and other governing bodies involved, Venky said, "I think everyone has been very proactive. We found out approximately 24 hours ago about Varun testing positive, so the immediate steps we took was to isolate him, and then later on in the night when we got test results which also involved Sandeep, we put them on a different floor with a different air conditioning ducts system to make sure others are appropriately protected."

"We have asked everybody in the bubble (players, support staff, management, hotel staff and service staff) to quarantine, so they are isolated in their rooms. The food delivery is on a knock and drop basis, which everyone has gotten used to by now," he said.

"The whole idea right now is that it will take perhaps five days, and we are a little fortunate that we have a bit of a break right now because our next game is on May 8 (vs Delhi Capitals (DC))," Venky added.

Speaking about the COVID-19 testing of players, he said: "So the way it works is that the testing people are coming in and ensuring that the samples are taken well before people go to sleep, which is probably midnight or earlier."

"While they are sleeping, you know the next day they process the results, and by the time they wake up, we have the test results, so we know what to do in the event if there is something adverse that comes in," he said.

"But other than Sandeep and, of course, Varun yesterday, everybody else, including hotel staff, everyone involved in the bubble, have all tested negative. So fingers crossed that will continue that way," Venky added.

Further talking about the quarantine process and testing, Venky said, "The target completion date of this five day with this daily testing is the 6th of May."

"The team doctor was on the call as well, and his assessment is that if everything goes well, the plan that we have put in place, we should be able to get the results sometime later in the day on the 6th of May which means that potentially we could even get out that evening for a practice subject to what the coaches want to do and then get ready for 7th and 8th of May depending on when the rescheduled games would potentially take place," he added.

KKR are next scheduled to take on DC on May 8 in Ahmedabad

https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/in...olkata-knight-riders-ceo-venky-mysor-2427441?

 

[Ab Fan]

We shouldn’t speculate about cases that have not been confirmed. As I said if more teams are affected, I’m sure it will be cancelled.

It will become farce if more teams are affected. In the interest of everyone, they should postpone or cancel the tournament.

The alarm bells have rung loud and clear and any delay in announcing the inevitable raises legitimate questions on the professionalism, humanity and greed of the board.

 

[Rana]

We shouldn’t speculate about cases that have not been confirmed. As I said if more teams are affected, I’m sure it will be cancelled.

Yeah we shouldn’t speculate if it’s IPL or BCCI but let’s go crazy when it’s PCB or Wasim Khan

 

[MRSN]

Also what happens when a cricketer dies off covid? Why take this risk? I know people equate tv entertainment with this event but those are recorded. There is a difference. You are inviting cricketing stars to play as an entertainer as a sportsman not make them fighting for their lives. I can definitely imagine the horror most foreign players must be going through. Also cricket becomes irrelevant when you as a player are thinking about not catching covid all the times than practice and thinking about sports.

 

[Saj]

Bubble or not - the mere fact that the tournament is being played in a country where the virus is out of control is a huge risk.

A few positive tests today, but what's to say there won't be more positive tests in the coming days.

Terrible situation.

 

[IMMY69]

Also what happens when a cricketer dies off covid? Why take this risk? I know people equate tv entertainment with this event but those are recorded. There is a difference. You are inviting cricketing stars to play as an entertainer as a sportsman not make them fighting for their lives. I can definitely imagine the horror most foreign players must be going through. Also cricket becomes irrelevant when you as a player are thinking about not catching covid all the times than practice and thinking about sports.

What if a player gets seriously injured?
Snaps a hamstring or breaks finger or two?

What happens to that player?

 

[silentkiller187]

What if a player gets seriously injured?
Snaps a hamstring or breaks finger or two?

What happens to that player?

There’s thousands dying everyday , you think they care about a little injury, the player will be discarded next one will be drafted in the circus will continue, all about the ££££

 

[cricketjoshila]

Afaik and have heard that IPL will at the max take a week break. Test everyone every day during that duration and then be back.

 

[King-Misbah]

Afaik and have heard that IPL will at the max take a week break. Test everyone every day during that duration and then be back.

I cant believe such a breach has occurred under the nose of the competent BCCI.

 

[Third_Umpire]

The show must go on for Kim jong Modi to show to the world that everything is fine. That combined with Twitter takedowns of reports of bodies on the ground, lynching of dissenters (aka Muslims) has left India in the same place as North Korea.

And to boot, both countries have the begging bowl out but deny it under a facade of self sufficiency.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Criminal to continue with IPL where 3000+ people dying everyday. Should be called off for the sake of people. What kind of humans we are.. Pathetic

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Now that the bubble has been breached, expect others to return with positive tests as well(upsettingly).
It can take upto 5 days for PCR to return positive.

Think the league should be postponed now. The players who left the bubble should have been quarantined.


The only reason CA and ECB are silent on this regard is because it's BCCI. If it had been any other board, they would have been shouting at their players to come back.

Plus read the recent news that India tested the highest incidence of cases in a single day yesterday since the pandemic started.

The hypocritical nature of CA is for all to see though. They postponed their international tour but are still saying how their players are in great spirits in India.

 

[Rohan]

This is crisis, postpone or cancel the IPL. Protecting lives take much higher priority than any kind of sports or entertainment. And yes, I’m an Indian.

 

[OMB]

My take on this subject:

I think the IPL window will have run out its duration due to postponing of matches. Shifting to UAE in mid-summer is also a bad idea. so this could be curtains for the May edition of IPL 2021.

What are the implications?

A huge loss in revenue for BCCI.
Loss of opportunity for the advertisers as many of them had pinned their hopes on that advertising reviving their sales.
Huge loss for the franchises as they had invested in preparation for IPL 2021 and that cost is not recoverable.

BCCI revenues are a staggering 7.4m USD per match. IPL contributes to about 2/3rd of their annual revenue. This means that it will be difficult for BCCI to go and press the button for cancellation straightaway.
Knowing BCCI, their best minds would be working on how to claim compensation and from whom ?

- maybe exceute force majeure clauses to retain the advances it received for the media rights and sponsorship logos and do an exit settlement.

- or there is a possibility that individual state leadership in Maharashtra (Mumbai), Delhi or Gujarat (Ahmedabad) cancel holding the IPL matches in their cities and BCCI wait for this to lodge a claim. Will probably get nothing for it.

- or the possibility that BCCI decides to postpone IPL 2021 to next year which would certainly result in loss of jobs and adverse effect on the domestic leagues (tbh this doesn't affect the viewers directly so is the most preferred choice for all)

-or BCCI will try to recover by increasing their revenue of T20WC rights and bombard us with ads on every second ball.

Big headache for BCCI. Maybe it will be cheaper to spend on strengthening bubble and continue or donate to states where the stadiums are.


About "why play IPL when 1000's are dying?". BCCI will try to see the merit of emotional appeals against ones related to operational and economical issues. Maybe they cancel and get their compensation money somehow or maybe they keep on squeezing matches before the plug gets eventually pulled out.

 

[Amjad007]

Afaik and have heard that IPL will at the max take a week break. Test everyone every day during that duration and then be back.

That’s not what you were saying last week. Lol

 

[90MPH]

It’s a complete farce and a shambles that this tournament hasn’t been called off yet.

The BCCI had one job along with the franchises and that was to keep the bubble intact once they decided they had to play this years tournament in India when they knew in advance the risks were big.

They have failed so it should be cancelled in a country where the variant mutant strain is causing complete havoc.

Not just that, how can the players play in such conditions when they know the disaster that is unfolding daily around the country, and now with the breach occurring they have no idea where the virus could be lurking.

It’s not fair on the other players or the staff who are going out there taking big risks just for some entertainment that isn’t necessary right now - weather they are Indian or foreign this decision shouldn’t be made by them.

 

[Saj]

Following Covid-19 problems in Ahmedabad and Delhi, the Indian Premier League could shift the entire tournament to Mumbai and that will be the only venue.

 

[Hitman]

Where is IPL cheerleader Mamoon today ? Hope he sees the bcci’s incompetence

He has been calling for the tournament to be postponed since long.

 

[princeuk]

Its a risk now for the IPL to continue and i also think the PSL should not go ahead in June either, for god sake its putting to many people at risk people.

 

[Rana]

Why are you apologizing to us ???

He’s apologising to the cricket world....once this dreaded tournament starts eating into the international calendar and forcing cricket boards to play their 2nd string sides just like South Africa did recently...and how Bangladesh are playing without Shakib

 

[BunnyRabbit]

My take on this subject:

I think the IPL window will have run out its duration due to postponing of matches. Shifting to UAE in mid-summer is also a bad idea. so this could be curtains for the May edition of IPL 2021.

What are the implications?

A huge loss in revenue for BCCI.
Loss of opportunity for the advertisers as many of them had pinned their hopes on that advertising reviving their sales.
Huge loss for the franchises as they had invested in preparation for IPL 2021 and that cost is not recoverable.

BCCI revenues are a staggering 7.4m USD per match. IPL contributes to about 2/3rd of their annual revenue. This means that it will be difficult for BCCI to go and press the button for cancellation straightaway.
Knowing BCCI, their best minds would be working on how to claim compensation and from whom ?

- maybe exceute force majeure clauses to retain the advances it received for the media rights and sponsorship logos and do an exit settlement.

- or there is a possibility that individual state leadership in Maharashtra (Mumbai), Delhi or Gujarat (Ahmedabad) cancel holding the IPL matches in their cities and BCCI wait for this to lodge a claim. Will probably get nothing for it.

- or the possibility that BCCI decides to postpone IPL 2021 to next year which would certainly result in loss of jobs and adverse effect on the domestic leagues (tbh this doesn't affect the viewers directly so is the most preferred choice for all)

-or BCCI will try to recover by increasing their revenue of T20WC rights and bombard us with ads on every second ball.

Big headache for BCCI. Maybe it will be cheaper to spend on strengthening bubble and continue or donate to states where the stadiums are.


About "why play IPL when 1000's are dying?". BCCI will try to see the merit of emotional appeals against ones related to operational and economical issues. Maybe they cancel and get their compensation money somehow or maybe they keep on squeezing matches before the plug gets eventually pulled out.

One thing is certain. Even if IPL is cancelled, BCCI isn't going to go bankrupt as it is the richest cricket board in the world. What they might lose now, they could easily make up for it in future say next year.
I actually feel more for CSA (regarding cancellation) who were left stranded by CA for a potentially very profitable tour.

But I do sincerely hope the situation gets better not just in India but throughout the world. The world has lost too much human life in last year and a half.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

One thing is certain. Even if IPL is cancelled, BCCI isn't going to go bankrupt as it is the richest cricket board in the world. What they might lose now, they could easily make up for it in future say next year.
I actually feel more for CSA (regarding cancellation) who were left stranded by CA for a potentially very profitable tour.

But I do sincerely hope the situation gets better not just in India but throughout the world. The world has lost too much human life in last year and a half.

good post bro....lets hope for the situation to improve

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Its inevitable, cant see the IPL run its course.
They will either call It off or run it from UAE.
Sad reality.
If it happens and when it heppens, can we get off the moral high horse and stop the celebrations of my daddy is bigger/stronger than yours?

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Following Covid-19 problems in Ahmedabad and Delhi, the Indian Premier League could shift the entire tournament to Mumbai and that will be the only venue.

Bro - that will be pathetic...
Mumbai is amongst the worst hit....if not the worst...

 

[Cyclotron]

No.Now the cases in Mumbai have dropped from few days and it is constant now despite having most test/population ratio

 

[MenInG]

Covid-19 has breached the Indian Premier League (IPL) bubble. On Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive, forcing the day’s tie against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Ahmedabad to be rescheduled.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan, bowling coach L Balaji and a bus cleaner tested positive on Sunday. No CSK player has tested positive although five ground-staff members at Delhi’s Ferozeshah Kotla, where the team is based, have done so. Balaji, it is learnt, was in the CSK dressing room during their last game. TOI has also learnt that the tournament itself may be under a grave threat as most of the foreign players want to leave.

Team owners too are reluctant to travel to Kolkata and Bangalore, and the GPS tracking system has often collapsed. Commentator and former Australian player Michael Slater, meanwhile, exited the bio-bubble and went to the Maldives, from where he expects to be allowed to fly back to Australia, which has banned all flights from India. KKR spinner Chakravarthy had to visit a hospital, through the approved green channel, for a scan and might have caught the virus there. Even though they immediately isolated themselves and the other members of the squad returned negative tests, KKR’s match against RCB was immediately rescheduled.

Understandably, RCB players were said to be reluctant to go ahead with the match. A fresh date will be announced later. “Varun Chakaravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. The medical team is in continuous touch with the duo and are monitoring their health. Meanwhile, KKR have now moved towards a daily testing routine to identify any other possible cases and treat them at the earliest,” an official statement from the IPL said.

Three members of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, including bowling coach Laxmipathy Balaji have also tested positive. These tests were RT-PCR tests, conducted over the 48 hours. Balaji was in the CSK dressing room in their last match vs Mumbai Indians. However, rapid antigen tests conducted on

“The medical team is also determining the close and casual contacts of the two positive cases during the 48 hours prior to collection of the sample that returned the positive test results.”

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-ahead-with-kkr-game/articleshow/82380994.cms

 

[TheNightWatchman]

Ofcourse the foreigners want to leave. The desperation in Slater's tweets. I'm just genuinely surprised they didn't see this coming.

 

[Amjad007]

Foreign players are basically held hostage by team owners and BcCI. They don’t want to be in India.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

This is a verified twitter account

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSK</a> Management has reportedly informed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCCI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCCI</a> that they need 6-days hard quarantine to test all the players as per <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCCI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCCI</a> protocol for all-clear in view of Bowling coach <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LBalaji?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LBalaji</a> 's Covid positive status..<br><br>So not in a position to play <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RR</a> tomorrow.. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2021?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2021</a></p>— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) <a href="https://twitter.com/rameshlaus/status/1389431485338292231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Amjad007]

This is a verified twitter account

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSK</a> Management has reportedly informed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCCI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCCI</a> that they need 6-days hard quarantine to test all the players as per <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCCI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCCI</a> protocol for all-clear in view of Bowling coach <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LBalaji?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LBalaji</a> 's Covid positive status..<br><br>So not in a position to play <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RR</a> tomorrow.. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2021?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2021</a></p>— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) <a href="https://twitter.com/rameshlaus/status/1389431485338292231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Thanks. Most likely many players are infected in all 8 team. But bcci and GOI are hiding it. They are hiding deaths so I wouldn’t be surprised they are hiding covid cases in ipl . We know dozens of players are infected . Truth will come out eventually.

 

[Amjad007]

This is nonsense and lies by CSK. Why do they need 6 days to test ? PCR Tests can be done in a few minitues with results reported on same day .

Basically most the CSK players are infected and they are tying to quarantine for 6 days then play after that. CSK and bcci are just trying to fool us with thier lies. The whole squad is infected.

 

[MenInG]

IPL 2021 matches will move to Mumbai, likely from May 7, sources told NDTV. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had been discussing moving the remaining IPL matches to one venue after two players tested positive for COVID-19 in the Kolkata Knight Riders camp. As a result, the Bangalore and Kolkata legs of the IPL may be scrapped. The teams are currently in Delhi and Ahmedabad where matches are scheduled to be played until May 8.

KKR players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive for COVID-19 and this led to the IPL rescheduling Monday's match between KKR and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad.

In Delhi, five ground staff of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) tested positve for the virus and were isolated. Later, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley said the staff members who tested positive were not on duty.

The first leg of the IPL was played in Chennai and Mumbai simultaneously and subsequent legs were scheduled in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata followed by the playoffs and the final in Ahmedabad.

However, with Covid-19 cases at KKR the BCCI had been mulling moving the remainder of the league to one venue.

At the KKR camp, both Warrier and Chakravarthy have been isolated and KKR CEO Venky Mysore said that while Warrier had been "doing fine", Chakravarthy is "a little under the weather."

"Sandeep, in particular, is doing fine. No temperature, no other symptoms, and he is feeling good. Varun is still a little under the weather, but better than yesterday and both of them are in good spirits," Mysore was quoted as saying to host broadcaster by kkr.in.

(With ANI inputs)

https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/ip...mp=1&akamai-rum=off&__twitter_impression=true

 

[Junaids]

Now Saha has tested positive….

 

[King_Kohli]

IPL 2021 has been suspended.

 

[IMMY69]

Heard on TalkSPORT that Amit Mishra is positive too

 

[King_Kohli]

#IPL2021 is suspended and they are looking for a new window.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

They plan to continue the season? They are blinded by greed. I hope it doesn't take a death for them to see reason.

 

[OMB]

It is suspended for the season

 

[Hasan123]

Yeah we shouldn’t speculate if it’s IPL or BCCI but let’s go crazy when it’s PCB or Wasim Khan

I didn't speculate on unconfirmed cases. This is a cricket forum not a morality check.
I'm a hypocrite. Your a Saint. Happy? Now leave me alone.

 

[Rana]

I didn't speculate on unconfirmed cases. This is a cricket forum not a morality check.
I'm a hypocrite. Your a Saint. Happy? Now leave me alone.

I know it’s a tough, tough day for you. I hope you find peace within.

 

[Hasan123]

I know it’s a tough, tough day for you. I hope you find peace within.

I am absolutely fine. You don't need to worry about me. I have not defended the IPL continuing during this period.

Anyway your the Saint I am the big bad man. That's what you want to hear. Now you have heard it. You can get on with your day and do banghra.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

This is nonsense and lies by CSK. Why do they need 6 days to test ? PCR Tests can be done in a few minitues with results reported on same day .

Basically most the CSK players are infected and they are tying to quarantine for 6 days then play after that. CSK and bcci are just trying to fool us with thier lies. The whole squad is infected.

It's now about how quickly a PCR is done, but it can take to return a positive case upto 6 days or even more after exposure to the virus. So they had to do PCR's every day for 6 consecutive days.

 

[Bewal Express]

I think the PCB produced a horror show but the BCCI have been even worse because they had seen the mess the PCB had made and didn't learn anything