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‘It Had to be Called Off’, Says Nasser Hussain about IPL 2021 Cancellation

Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain has shared that the BCCI has done the right thing by calling off the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League as India is currently fighting against the second and the more severe wave of Covid-19 pandemic as well. The country has been reporting more than 3 lakh cases on a daily basis and this has also breached the IPL bio-bubble at many places.

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‘It Had to be Called Off’, Says Nasser Hussain about IPL 2021 Cancellation

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  1. ‘It Had to be Called Off’, Says Nasser Hussain about IPL 2021 Cancellation Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain has shared that the BCCI has done the right thing by calling off the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League as India is currently fighting against the second and the more severe wave of Covid-19 pandemic as well. The country has been reporting more than 3 lakh cases on a daily basis and this has also breached the IPL bio-bubble at many places. Image source by twitter

  2. It started with Kolkata Knight Riders’ two players –Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrior and soon after it affected Chennai Super Kings’ bowling coach L Balaji, SunRisers Hyderabad’s Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi Capitals’ Amit Mishra which led the board to take the decision of a cancelation for the time being. “There was no option other than to call off the Indian Premier League. Not after the bio-secure bubbles had been breached in so many places. Enough was enough. This has become far bigger than a game of cricket,” Hussain wrote in the Daily Mail. “The players are not stupid nor insensitive. They would have been fully aware of what has been going on in India. They would have seen on their TVs people pleading for hospital beds and oxygen. They would have seen unused ambulances waiting outside cricket grounds and wondered whether it was right for them to carry on playing. And they would have been uncomfortable.” However, the veteran believed the BCCI could have hosted the league in the UAE like the last season. Notably, the tournament went well without a glitch in the last season as well. “The mistake was made in having the tournament in India in the first place. Six months ago they held an IPL in the United Arab Emirates and it went brilliantly. Covid rates were low and no bubbles were compromised. They could have returned there. Yes, it is easy to say that with hindsight. And India clearly did feel they were through the worst of the virus when they decided to stage this year’s competition,” Hussain concluded. Follow Cricadium Stats, Latest Cricket News, Live Cricket Score and Match Prediction Stay updated Indian cricket team with all the cricketing roster, records, history & action.

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