The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to postpone the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after several players were reported positive in the camp despite being in the bio-bubble 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.
The nation has been reporting over 3 lakh positive cases for the last ten days or so and this made things tough even in the IPL bio-bubble too which led the players’ safety at risk. However, after seeing this, Hussain shared his views in the Daily Mail.
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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.
Meanwhile, many players had already left the bio bubble even before the cancellation took place. Moreover, the countries like Australia, England and a few have already banned passengers flight from India as well which made things tougher for players too. However, the last time the league took place in the UAE later last year and it went well.
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“The mistake was made in having the tournament in India in the first place. Six months ago they held an IPL in the United Arab Emirates and it went brilliantly. Covid rates were low and no bubbles were compromised. They could have returned there. Yes, it is easy to say that with hindsight. And India clearly did feel they were through the worst of the virus when they decided to stage this year’s competition,” Nasser Hussain concluded.
