- Title: Cricket - IPL suspended 'until further notice' as India extends lockdown
- Date: 16th April 2020
- Summary: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (FILE - MARCH 14, 2020) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET (BCCI) IN INDIA BUILDING/EXTERIOR OF BCCI SIGNBOARD READING (English): "CRICKET CENTRE" NEW DELHI, INDIA (FILE-MAY 01, 2018) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) PLAYERS OF INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE FRANCHISE RAJASTHAN ROYALS, INCLUDING BEN STOKES, JOGGING CRICKETER AJINKYA RAHANE STRETCHING C
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- Keywords: BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India IPL India India's domestic cricket league Indian Premier League Mumbai Virat Kohli coronavirus cricket lockdown
- Location: MUMBAI, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA/ NEW DELHI, INDIA/INTERNET
- City: MUMBAI, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA/ NEW DELHI, INDIA/INTERNET
- Country: India
- Topics: Cricket,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA002C9QP93J
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- Story Text:This year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was officially postponed until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday (April 16) but the Indian cricket board believes it can find a "safe" window later for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.
The eight-team league, originally scheduled from March 29, was initially suspended until Wednesday even as India entered a three-week lockdown last month.
With the lockdown being extended until May 3 and travel and other restrictions in place, a second postponement was inevitable.
With health concerns and lockdown measures in mind, the IPL Governing Council decided to suspend the 2020 season until further notice, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said in a statement.
"The health and safety of the nation and everyone involved in our great sport remains our top priority..." Shah said in the statement.
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in India has jumped to 12,380, including 414 deaths, as of Thursday. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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