Piers Morgan, one of the renowned journalists in England, reckons that the ongoing 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) should be discontinued, as the country is fighting a hard battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The T20 league was commenced on April 9 with the final scheduled to be played May 30. The matches are currently taking place in Ahmedabad and Delhi after the ones in Mumbai and Chennai.
More than three lakh new cases are being recorded every day in India with almost 2000 people losing their lives in the coronavirus second wave. Morgan lashed out at Narendra Modi, the Honourable Indian Prime Minister, and slammed him for ‘woefully irresponsible leadership’. Morgan opined that India’s sole focus should be on controlling the effect of the COVID-19 virus for the time being.
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In his tweet, Piers Morga wrote: “The Indian Premier League should not continue given the horrific Covid crisis in India due to Prime Minister @narendramodi’s woefully irresponsible leadership. The country’s sole focus should be on the raging pandemic. Cricket is irrelevant. #IPL.”
The Indian Premier League should not continue given the horrific Covid crisis in India due to Prime Minister @narendramodi's woefully irresponsible leadership. The country's sole focus should be on the raging pandemic. Cricket is irrelevant. #IPL
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 26, 2021
Earlier, Olympic medallist Abhinav Bindra also said that the hullabaloo of the IPL is overshadowing the current scenario in India. He urged the ones, taking part in the tournament, to come forward and make significant contributions, through ‘right messaging’ and other creative ways.
Bindra had said, “Cricketers and officials can’t just live in their own bubble, and be totally deaf or blind to whatever is going outside. I can only imagine that while you’re having these IPL games, outside the stadium you have ambulances going to hospitals. The players should realise just how privileged they are to be able to play the IPL in these times. So, I just hope everybody involved in the IPL play their part in one way or the other.”
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Among the cricketers, Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has donated $50000 to the Prime Minister’s (PM) Relief Fund for the purchase of oxygen supplies to Indian hospitals. Thereafter, the Indian fans were seen applauding him and hailed him as a hero for his heartfelt gesture.
