The remaining matches of the Road Safety World Series will take place behind closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium which is starting from March 13 when South Africa Legends will take on Sri Lanka Legends in a revised schedule. This decision was taken as the most responsible course of action amidst the outrageous of dangerous coronavirus, to protect the health and safety of all the players, staff and spectators as well.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the increasing number of cases in Maharashtra, the organising committee has decided that the third leg of the Series, which was scheduled to take place in Pune from March 14 to 20, 2020, be relocated to DY Patil Stadium and that too will be played behind closed doors along with the remaining games at the same venue and the final.

All stakeholders agreed that “they will continue to monitor the situation closely with the relevant authorities as they understand that it is a fluid situation, developing on a daily basis and they remain realistic and flexible in their approach to alternative options, which will be communicated in due course”.

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Many sporting events around the world have been affected by the coronavirus effect. While the Bangladesh Cricket Board have decided to limit their sale of tickets for the opening T20 international match against Zimbabwe in Dhaka to one per person due to the threat posed by the dangerous coronavirus, Nepal’s Everest Premier League has been postponed on government advice.

Moreover, the ICC has decided to delay a World Cup qualifying event as well. alongside this, there are question marks over the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well whether it will take place despite BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s public assurances that the tournament is on or not. There have been questions on players’ participation in the Asia XI vs World XI as well.