BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has shared details on the future of cricket in India amid the Corona Virus crisis. The former skipper has declined the possibility of resuming cricketing activities across India in the near future. Ganguly has explained his decision by saying that he won’t risk lives for sports.
Sourav Ganguly commented on the topic after news emerges from Germany where football could resume in early May. The German football association will play matches behind closed doors after all sporting events were suspended due to the pandemic outbreak of the Coronavirus.
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“The social reality of Germany and India are different, there will be no cricket in India in the near future,” Ganguly told The Times of India. “There are too many ifs and buts involved. More importantly, I don’t believe in the sport when there is a risk to human life.”
Sourav Ganguly has shed some light on the reality of the situation of people expecting IPL to happen behind closed doors in the situation. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh also agrees with Ganguly’s thoughts on the same.
Harbhajan says fans in India follow teams everywhere. From the airport to the team hotels and outside the stadiums. It will be a nightmare for the current health crisis if cricket is resumed.
“When IPL teams travel, there’s a huge crowd at the airports, hotels, outside the stadium. How are you going to stop them if you are looking to maintain social distancing? There should be no top-flight cricket till there is a vaccine for Covid-19,” the former Indian spinner said.
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Chennai Super Kings CEO KS Viswanathan has backed Ganguly and Harbhajan’s views. He says even the team’s practice sessions invite large crowds.
“Did you see the crowds during our practice sessions at Chepauk when we said we can’t allow people inside the ground. Lives are at stake, you can’t control Indian crowds that easily. Yes, there will be financial losses, but we have to live with it,” Viswanathan said.
