Before the IPL began this time around in West Asia, and Chennai Super Kings found themselves in a tight corner after a rash of positive Covid-19 tests among them, Kohli it was who was got hold of to deliver a stern warning against violating coronavirus protocols.
If the mental well-being of cricketers herded into mandatory isolation is by now a popular area of curiosity and discussion elsewhere in the world, one or two admonitions from Virat Kohli could be seen to have had a very telling impact on those potentially recalcitrant ones who might, with uncalculated risk-taking, have endangered the IPL’s smooth progress to its bountiful conclusion.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is in this shepherded by the British company that, after its recent experiments and experiences back home, has got the thing up, quite clearly insisting on the sort of zero-tolerance attitude to normality that has, until Covid-19 struck, been life beyond the boundary.
Dale Steyn was recently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction which took place on Thursday in Kolkata.
An indispensable part of the limited-overs set-up, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had suffered a massive injury during the World Cup in England earlier this year.
A left-arm chinaman spinner, Noor Ahmad was impressive when he visited India for an Under-19 series. He took nine wickets in five matches.
Of the 997 who had registered for the upcoming IPL 2020 auction, 332 have been selected. Among the players who will go under the hammers, 186 are Indians.
