Virat Kohli led Team India is currently undergoing a mandatory 14-day quarantine period in Mumbai before they fly to England on June 2. They will take on New Zealand in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final (WTC), starting on June 18. After that, they will play a five-match Test series against England as well. Amid this time, Virat Kohli decided to interact with the fans by playing a Question-Answer session on Instagram on Saturday, May 29 as well.
As soon as the captain shared it on Instagram, fans started asking questions which included what he Googled last, which bowler from the past era would have troubled him or asking for a picture of his baby as well. Meanwhile, one question was quite interesting and it was: One secret about the Indian cricket team which he can share. And, Kohli had a great answer on that as he said: “We are actually a bunch of pranksters.”
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On the other hand, The rest of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place in UAE during the September-October window. The decision was taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in its Special General Meeting today.
In a recent statement on Saturday, BCCI general secretary Jay Shah has shared that due to the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October, the board has decided to select UAE as the venue to resume the cash-rich league.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced to complete the remaining matches of VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 season in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year,” Shah said in a statement.
It is also noteworthy that, the league was suspended midway earlier this month when several players and support staff started getting affected by the deadly coronavirus despite being in bio-bubbles for over a month. There were speculations about whether the league should complete this year. Even, it came under the scanner for taking place amid the crunch time of COVID-19 as well.
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However, the BCCI has already in talks with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to move the rest of the season to the UAE. Meanwhile, the board will ask for more time from the International Cricket Council (ICC) before they decide anything about hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India later this year considering the current coronavirus situation in the country.
