The spread of deadly COVID-19 has affected many major world sporting events. Tournaments like the Tokyo Olympics, Italy’s first division football league he Seria A, and more are under the threat of cancellation or postponement due to tot the virus outbreak. IPL may soon join the list as it would be affected by the spread Coronavirus has across India and its major cities in recent times.

There’s still time for IPL. As of now, no decision has been taken. We are monitoring the situation; we will take all the precautions,” BCCI officials said.

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had earlier commented, saying that the IPL will go on, and there isn’t a reason why it should continue. Since those comments, the virus has reached ad spreads all across India, putting the IPL 2020 season in danger of postponing or getting canceled.

“IPL is very much on. Everywhere, the tournaments are going on. England is already in Sri Lanka. South Africa is here. There are no issues. County teams are traveling all over the world. They are traveling to Abu Dhabi, UAE, to play. So there is no problem.” Ganguly said.

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Maharashtra Government’s health minister, Rajesh Tope, on Saturday, suggested that this season of  IPL can be postponed to avoid the risk of the spread of the virus in places of mass gathering. “There is always a possible danger of spread (of contagious diseases) when large numbers of people gather in one place… Such (IPL) events can always be organized later,” Tope commented.

With the number of cases of people being affected by the virus increasing day by day, the BCCI has a vast and difficult decision to take, bearing in mind the potential loss of income, revenue to the cricket board and the team owners if the tournament is canceled such close to its new season.