Former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir reckons that the coronavirus pandemic will not be having an impact on the performance of the cricketers when they will be participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in the UAE. He also stressed that players must adhere to the guidelines put in place.
As per the quotes in ANI, Gambhir said, “I don’t think that players will be afraid of it. It is important to be in the bio-secure bubble and follow the guidelines. Just because of one person, the tournament can’t be sacrificed. So, it is important to follow the instructions and guidelines.”
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The 13th edition of the cash-rich league will be taking place between September 19 and November 10, across three venues in the UAE — Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai. Last month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had earlier confirmed that 13 personnel including two players tested positive for COVID-19.
Speaking on the chances of Delhi Capitals going on to win the tournament, Gambhir said that in IPL, there is no certainty about anything and also raised the point that the Indian cricketers have not played the tournament for a long time due to the pandemic.
Describing the same, Gautam Gambhir said, “IPL is a kind of tournament where any team can beat another team. The most important thing is how you start the journey. Also, the Indian players haven’t played any cricket for the last 6 months so whether they are rusty or not will be known once the tournament starts.”
Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh has also written to the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah seeking permission to opting out of the retirement which he announced last year.
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Reflecting on the same, Gambhir said: “It”s his personal decision and each and everyone loves seeing Yuvi play. If he wants to play for Punjab so why not? You can”t force a cricketer to start or to end and if he wants to come back from retirement and play with motivation, he is most welcome.”
