India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has defended the attempt to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the country's coronavirus emergency, insisting it was not a mistake. The BCCI suspended the world's richest cricket tournament on Tuesday after several players became infected. India is reporting nearly 4 000 deaths and more than 400 000 new cases a day. Asked whether it was a mistake to hold the IPL in India, Ganguly said: "When we decided, the number was not even close to this. The BCCI considered holding the IPL in the United Arab Emirates, as it did last year, but stuck with India because the cases were "nothing", Ganguly said.

Source: News 24 May 06, 2021 09:22 UTC