A large screen announcing that the first of the three one-day international cricket matches between India and South Africa has been abandoned due to rain in Dharmsala, India. The other two matches will be played in an empty stadium and India had also decided to postpone the lucrative IPL tournament all due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. - AP
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (March 13) postponed the scheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) matches until April 15 in wake of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak threat.
"The BCCI has decided to suspend IPL 2020 till 15th April 2020, as a precautionary measure against the ongoing Covid-19 situation," reads a statement issued by BCCI.
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