Kaur kerfuffle
Whether a meeting between the board president and the Indian captain was held was not common knowledge but, if you look back, what happened did not really elevate cricket, stopping far short of widening even its commercial appeal.
Whether a meeting between the board president and the Indian captain was held was not common knowledge but, if you look back, what happened did not really elevate cricket, stopping far short of widening even its commercial appeal.
This was conveyed to a section of the media by Ganguly himself on Saturday evening. He also confirmed that he will be filing his nomination on October 18.
The European owners of the Ahmedabad franchise also lend a touch to the IPL that is suitably exotic for now but the door having been opened to worldwide cricket entrepreneurship in India, well might others be ringing the calling bell from now on.
Meanwhile, the same report also confirms that former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar will be travelling to UAE for his IPL commentary stint.
Ganguly, meanwhile, tested negative for COVID-19, a source close to the former India captain confirmed on Saturday.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League was scheduled to commence on 29 March but was postponed indefinitely owing to the pandemic.
Chennai and Bangalore seem to be the likely venues to organise the tournament.
Ganguly however said that he was elated to watch the Indian team under MS Dhoni, which consisted of a number of players he played with, lift the 2011 World Cup.
Dhumal was also quick to point out that in case the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) fails to happen this year, the board may be forced to make a few changes to its existing plan.
Ganguly believes that once a proper vaccine is developed, the coronavirus infection would be like any other disease like flu or jaundice but with a cure.
