Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has backed the idea of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to postpone the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). And, a day after he took to Twitter and shared his thoughts regarding this in his latest video on YouTube and also added that he saw the decision (IPL postponement) coming and had suggested the same a couple of weeks ago too.
Shoaib Akhtar , in his tweet, further added that “nothing is more important than saving human lives” during these tough times. “IPL canceled. I saw it coming & suggested that two weeks ago. Nothing more important than saving human lives during current covid crisis in India,” the former Pakistan pace bowler posted the video with the caption.
IPL canceled. I saw it coming & suggested that two weeks ago. Nothing more important than saving human lives during current covid crisis in India.
Full video: https://t.co/pl0sRdIcSU#Ipl #IndianPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/MRrzacKuNX
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 4, 2021
However, the IPL 2021 was postponed for an indefinite time period on Tuesday after several players have tested positive for the global pandemic novel COVID-19. Two Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier reported positive at first. After that, Chennai Super Kings coaches Lakshmipathy Balaji and Mike Hussey, SunRisers Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper-batsan Wriddhiman Saha and veteran spinner of Delhi Capitals, Amit Mishra were among those who have been tested positive for the deadly virus so far.
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As far as the league is concerned, out of the 56 league matches that were scheduled to play in this year’s IPL, only 29 games were played before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and IPL Governing Council unanimously decided to postpone the league with immediate effect as well.
Meanwhile, former England player Nasser Hussain has said that BCCI called it right as the country has been going through a tough time as they are fighting the second wave of Covid-19.
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“There was no option other than to call off the Indian Premier League. Not after the bio-secure bubbles had been breached in so many places. Enough was enough. This has become far bigger than a game of cricket. The players are not stupid nor insensitive. They would have been fully aware of what has been going on in India. They would have seen on their TVs people pleading for hospital beds and oxygen. They would have seen unused ambulances waiting outside cricket grounds and wondered whether it was right for them to carry on playing. And they would have been uncomfortable,” he wrote in his column of the Daily Mail.
