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Ipl 2021 Franchises Extend Support To Bccis Efforts Of Safe Passage Home To Overseas Stars

IPL 2021: Franchises extend support to BCCI’s efforts of safe passage home to overseas stars

With the suspension of the Indian Premier League indefinite period by the IPL governing council and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), all the franchise have extended support to the board for the safe passage of their overseas players to their home countries.

Posting their statements on Twitter, the Royal Challengers Bangalore said that the safety and security of the players and everyone involved is always the first priority of the team and it supports the board’s decision to suspend the league.

Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians also echoed the same sentiments saying that getting their team members to their homes safely was their primary concern with the suspension of the league.

Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad thanked all the healthcare staff that were associated with the team and taking care of them and also those who are fighting the menace of Coronavirus in the entire country.

The cases of Covid-19 in India are increasing day by day and BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has confirmed that any decision regarding resumption of the league once the imminent emergency on the nation subsides.

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IPL 2021 has been postponed not cancelled: Rajeev Shukla

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla has cleared the air on the Indian Premier League and said that the tournament is postponed and not called off. "I want to make it clear that IPL 2021 has not been cancelled. It has been suspended, it has been postponed, it has been deferred, so it will happen. The remaining part of this year's IPL will happen. But in due course, when the covid situation improves, a decision will be taken about it," said Shukla while speaking on Star Sports. The IPL 2021 was on Tuesday suspended with immediate effect after there was a rise in COVID-19 cases within the franchise sides. Talking about the players who wanted to return back to their respective places, Shukla explained that the cricketers have had a conversation with the franchises. “Few players wanted to leave the country. They had spoken to their franchisees and the franchisees also confided with us. But not many players were willing to leave the country. We have to look at that aspect also and we have to take steps accordingly," Shukla said. The BCCI though is seeking the September window to complete the tournament.

BCCI looking for September window to resume IPL 2021

The IPL 2021 edition was suspended with immediate effect on Tuesday after there was a rise in COVID-19 cases among the franchise teams. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is now looking for a September window to resume the tournament according to a Cricbuzz report. "A September window is being considered. By then the England-India series would be over and the foreign player would be ready for the T20 World Cup. That small window is being explored," said a franchise official. The Chairman of the IPL British Patel has also said that the board is looking for a window in September. Now we have to look for a window. If we get one, we will explore holding it. We'll have to see if it is possible in September. We need to examine the plans of the ICC and other boards,” he said. SRH’s Wriddhiman Saha, DC’s Amit Mishra and KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrior and CSK’s bowling coach L. Balaji had tested positive in a span of two days. In an exclusive chat with One Cricket earlier in the day, DDCA President Rohan Jaitley has said that the board had suspended the tournament as a precautionary measure. “As a precautionary measure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the IPL for now. Health of the players and everyone is primary and the most important thing,” Rohan said. SRH were slated to play MI in Delhi on Tuesday while RCB were scheduled to take on KKR on Monday in Ahmedabad.

Mandhana, Jemimah, Harmanpreet and Deepti to be part of The Hundred, get BCCI NOC

Four Indian women’s team players who represented various teams in the now-defunct Kia super League, the domestic T20 tournament for Women in England, would now be part of The Hundred. The up and coming tournament is a first of its kind and would be played between eight franchise teams in England and Wales. These four players are likely to fill up the spaces in Southern Brave, London Spirit, Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers, each of whom have a slot for the foreign player left. Each side is eligible to sign three foreigners and three England centrally contracted player in tier roaster. The Indian women would be in England in June where they would be involved in three series f three formats, which include a one-off Test at Bristol on June 16. The tour concludes with the third and last T20I on July 15. The Hundred kicks off July 21 with the women teams of Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals meeting at the Oval in London before their male teams meet the next day at the same venue. India Women getting permission to play in foreign leagues is a welcome event as they were not allowed to take part in the last year's Women's BBL.

Ross Taylor suffers grade one calf strain ahead of England tour

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has suffered a grade one calf strain ahead of the England tour. The right-handed batsman limped away after playing just six balls during the net session at the High Performance Centre in Lincoln. "Taylor will return to batting and running next week before linking up with the Test squad ahead of their departure for England next weekend," a NZC statement said. New Zealand coach Gary Stead admitted that he was a little worried about the batsman’s injury. "You are always worried when any injuries happen, but someone of Ross's standing and calibre as a Test player, you always have a little bit of a concern," he told reporters. Stead further added that they had time but the final call will be made by the medical staff. "Fingers-crossed... everything is good and we still have time on our side, but we'll just have to wait and see what the medical team say," he added. Taylor had earlier suffered a hamstring niggle during and had to be ruled out of the two ODIs against the Bangladesh side. The blackcaps are scheduled to fly to England for the two-match Test series in the mid of May. They will begin the Test series on June 2 which will be followed by the WTC final in Southampton against India.