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.
Pant is expected to play a central role in Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capital's campaign this season.
Once, the 21-day lockdown is over, things are expected to improve in India but it is extremely unlikely that the government will allow foreign visas and lift all restrictions.
Lockdown in various parts of the country has been put in place from Monday morning to tackle the coronavirus menace.
The Sourav Ganguly led BCCI believes that the Board will end up saving a lot of money if they reduce the number of business class travels.
Notably, the cash-rich league has already been postponed till 15 April but given the situation of the coronavirus pandemic, the chances of the tournament commencing even at that date seem bleak.
