With speculations as to when will the Indian Premier League (IPL) be held, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday confirmed that the upcoming season has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "IPL 2020 season has been postponed indefinitely," sources within BCCI told ANI. On Tuesday, when the 21-day lockdown ended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the lockdown till May 3 to contain COVID-19 cases. The IPL was initially scheduled to begin from March 29 but was postponed until April 15. The Central government had also suspended all visas to India till April 15 as part of measures.

Source: dna April 15, 2020 09:56 UTC