New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Friday assured that cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will go ahead as scheduled beginning from March 29 despite the outbreak of Coronavirus around the world which has affected other sporting events.
China which was the epicentre of Coronavirus has spread to many parts of the world, is also posing a threat to the Tokyo Olympics this year.
The tournament opener will be held between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai on March 29.
“IPL is very much on and the board is taking all necessary precautions for the smooth conduct of cricket's most lucrative tournament, Ganguly was quoted as saying by Cricinfo. Some of those precautionary measures are likely to involve asking players to avoid physical contact as far as possible including shaking hands with fans, considering the coronavirus is highly contagious."
Ganguly said, everywhere the tournament is going on whether it is Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, Australia men's team on South Africa tour and West Indies on Lanka tour and South Africa's three ODI series India tour this month.
It is believed that the BCCI has been following the guidelines and updates put out by the Health Ministry on coronavirus.
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