While the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Indian Premier League has been suspended till further notice amid coronavirus pandemic, the Sri Lanka Cricket has given BCCI a proposal to host the cash-rich tournament. Speaking to Lankadeepa Newspaper, SLC President Shammi Silva said that India is likely to look into Sri Lanka’s proposal if the coronavirus situation subsides in the neighbouring country. “If IPL is called off, Indian Cricket board and IPL stakeholders will have to bear a loss of more than USD 500 Million. Silva also said that Sri Lanka has all the facilities and is awaiting a response from BCCI. However, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah in a media release suspended IPL till further notice.

Source: dna April 16, 2020 14:48 UTC