Shadow of Corona on IPL: 3 staff positive at Wankhede Stadium, 16 members previously infected; There will be 10 matches between CSK-DC-RR and Punjab Kings teams here

The 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is to begin on 9 April. Already, the corona has been overshadowed by the tournament. Two ground staff and a plumber have been found infected at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. Earlier, the report of 10 staff members and 6 event managers of the stadium was also positive. The news agency quoted sources as saying that all the staff have been accommodated in a clubhouse near the Wankhede Stadium. Not everyone is allowed to travel and exit the stadium area.

4 teams have to play matches in Wankhede. These teams are Delhi Capitals (DC), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Punjab Kings (PK), and Rajasthan Royals (RR). At the moment, all four teams are practicing in Mumbai itself.

Rana and Padikkal report negative

So far, 23 people, including 3 players, have become positive in the IPL. This is Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana in 3 players, Delhi Capitals all-rounder Akshar Patel and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Devdutt Padikkal. The reports of Rana and Padikkal have come negative in them. No information of the letter could be revealed yet. A member of the content team of CSK was also found infected.

There will be 10 matches between 10 and 25 April in Mumbai

Out of 56 of the league stage, 10–10 matches will be played in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore. Delhi and Ahmedabad will have 8-8 matches. All matches will be held between April 10 to 25 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The first match will be played between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings on 10 April. The playoffs and finals will take place in Ahmedabad.

Lockdown on every weekend in Maharashtra, but IPL will be

Because of the increasing cases of corona, Maharashtra will have a lockdown on every weekend from 8 pm to 9 am on April 9. However, the team will not have any problem even if there is a match in Mumbai during the IPL, because the state government has approved the IPL. There will be no spectators in the stadium during the match. The team has been allowed to travel to practice and hotel even after 8 pm.

Matches can be shifted from Mumbai, Indore-Hyderabad standby

According to sources, if the Corona cases in Mumbai increase, then all the matches can be shifted. For this, Indore and Hyderabad have been kept as standby. At the same time, BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla said that because of the increasing cases of Corona, the BCCI has already made all security arrangements. This is the reason that only 6 Venues were selected, where Bio-Bubble was created. Rajiv has expected the tournament to be a success without any trouble.

Players need to get vaccinated: Rajiv

Rajiv said that there is only one way to deal with the ever-increasing corona cases. This is a vaccine. The BCCI also believes that players should be vaccinated. No one knows when the coronavirus will end, nor can anyone tell the date of the end of the virus.

The BCCI Vice President was asked whether the Board has given a written application to the Health Ministry to get the vaccine given to the players. On this question, he said that the BCCI has given this suggestion and has kept its point.