Reports: England to Postpone Tour of India Due to Clash With IPL 2020

India vs England
India vs England

Indian cricket has been enormously affected due to the coronavirus pandemic. It began with racking the home ODIs against South Africa after a relinquished match in Dharamsala. From that point, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was set to begin on March 29, yet it must be delayed for an inconclusive timespan.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is right now searching for an adept window. It was before discovered that the world’s most extravagant cricket board is wanting to begin the up and coming release of the IPL in September.

In any case, they are additionally sitting tight for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to accept an approach to the T20 World Cup in Australia that is planned to start in the mid of October. India is additionally set to play a bilateral series against England from September.

The tour comprised of three T20Is, the same number of ODIs, beginning September 16. Be that as it may, the arrangement probably won’t occur as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to suspend the visit because of conflict with the anticipated IPL season according to reports in Daily Mail.

As of late, England turned into the primary major cricketing country to continue top-level cricket with the Test series against the West Indies. The first Test at the Rose Bowl in Southampton ended up being a humdinger, however, the hosts, drove by Ben Stokes, lost the first test by four wickets.

England vs West Indies Test schedule 2020
England vs West Indies 1st Test

The subsequent Test will get in progress on Thursday, July 16 at the Old Trafford in Manchester. After the three-test series, England will likewise be facilitating Pakistan for a Test and T20I arrangement, beginning in the long stretch of August.

Most definitely, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has indicated that the competition could happen abroad if the circumstance in India doesn’t improve going ahead. Right now, India is third in the rundown of COVID-19 influenced cases after the United States of America (USA) and Brazil.

Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have offered to have the money rich T20 class. Various specialists additionally feel that the competition ought to be played away from public scrutiny remembering how infectious the corrupt COVID-19 infection has been.

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