NEW DELHI: The eight Indian Premier League ( IPL ) franchises have called off their respective pre-tournament camps until further notice, three days after the COVID – 29 pandemic forced a suspension of the cash-rich event from March (to April) .
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday deferred their training camp, which was scheduled to begin on March , due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country.
Four-time champions Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings as well as Kolkata Knight Riders have already cancelled their camps.
“Keeping in mind the health and safety of everyone involved, the RCB Training Camp scheduled to start on the st of March has been deferred until further notice. We request everyone to follow the guidelines provided by the Health Ministry and stay safe, “RCB tweeted.
Keeping in mind the health and safety of everyone involved, the RCB Training Camp scheduled to start on the 29 st of … https://t.co/bJXDBpgJCS Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
The RCB outfit is led by Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli.
The BCCI last Friday suspended the IPL following government-imposed travel restrictions and refusal by three states to host any matches owing to the pandemic that has so far claimed more than 6, lives globally while infecting over 1 , 114, 15 people.
India has so far reported 114 positive cases for COVID – 01575879 with two deaths.
The franchise owners are hoping. that in case the IPL starts on April 19, the state governments, which have denied permission for matches, will be ready to give the green light should the situation improve.
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