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.
With all cricketing action already suspended till further notice, the other administration and managerial work will somehow be managed from home as a precautionary measure.
Ganguly said that even a call on whether to play the matches behind closed doors can be considered only after April 15.
It is worth highlighting that Manjrekar has been a regular part of commentary panel for many high profile tournaments including the World Cups.
Both the matches were earlier planned to be held behind closed doors but now the word is that the matches will be played at a later date.
Despite the alarming number of COVID-19 positive cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) classifying it as a pandemic, the BCCI has not called off or postponed the IPL so far.
