The Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) is set to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.



IPL 2020 set to be cancelled
IPL 2020 set to be cancelled

As per reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is waiting for an announcement from the Indian government and sports ministry on visas before it makes the news official for all that the 13th edition of IPL will not be held amid Coronavirus threat .

As soon as the countrywide lockdown initiated by the central government ends the BCCI will officially address the issue with the IPL franchises.

IPL 2020 will be held or not ?

A source from the IPL administration informed that IPL 2020 will not happen. It will now happen next year. We all know how the situation is at the moment in the country and no one will take any risk. One can’t have social distancing in the stadium. It’s better to play IPL next year.

No Mega Auctions next Year 

As per the sources no mega auctions will take place next year and the IPL management will inform this to the franchises once they get final confirmation from the Indian government.

"The same season can be continue next season" source added

As per the schedule, the mega auction was supposed to take place in 2021 with franchises allowed to retain a few players while the rest were supposed to go under the hammer.

The Indian Premier league is said to generate more than $11 billion every year to the Indian economy.  But right now humanity first, everything else comes second so does the IPL. India have now over 1000 plus positive cases and it's increasing day by day.