FILE PHOTO: India's junior home minister Kiren Rijiju pauses during an interview with Reuters inside his office in New Delhi, India, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's sports minister on Sunday said any decision to allow the Indian Premier League to go ahead this year would be taken by the government, not the Indian cricket board, and would be based on how well the country has contained the novel coronavirus.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the IPL would go ahead only if there was no risk to public health.
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