Several Test grounds in England are ready to act as stand-in hosts for the concluding matches of this year's coronavirus-hit Indian Premier League (IPL), according to media reports published on Thursday. Any such fixtures would probably take place in September, towards the end of the 2021 English season. That decision came a day after two players - Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier - tested positive, forcing a match to be postponed. There are 31 scheduled IPL fixtures still to be played and staging any of them in England would require both BCCI and ECB approval. Last year's IPL was played behind closed doors in the United Arab Emirates on health grounds.

Source: News 24 May 06, 2021 15:56 UTC