Start of Indian Premier League Twenty20 postponed to April 15


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 13 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: Delhi Daredevils Daniel Vettori celebrates after bowling out Azharuddin Bilakhia of the Deccan Chargers during their 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament in Centurion, in this April 30, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The start of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament has been postponed until April 15 as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.

It had been scheduled to begin on March 29.

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