Explorer

Matches

'There's No Breach Of Bubble': Sourav Ganguly Says He Doesn't Know How Virus Affected IPL Players

Just a couple of days after the announcement of the suspension of IPL, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly sounded clueless about how the virus entered the bio-bubble and affected the players from various IPL teams.

Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has stood firm on the stand of conducting the IPL 2021 in India. He also said that nothing can be said about the return of the remaining IPL season as the cricket schedule is more or less packed. 

He was talking to Indian Express in an interview. When asked about the safety of the bio-bubble, he said: "I don’t think so. The report we got is that there’s no breach of the bubble. How it happened is very difficult to say. How so many people are getting (infected) in the country is also very difficult to say."

When asked whether it would have been a better option had IP been arranged in one or two cities, Ganguly said, "As I said, when we decided all this, there was no (Covid spike) in India. So it’s very easy to say now, but when this tournament was organized, Covid numbers (in India) were nothing. We started with Mumbai and finished there without any case. And Mumbai was very high (number of active Covid cases) then."

This year's bio-bubble was not handled by UK-company Restrata. When asked Ganguly if a professional team was handling the situation, Ganguly said: "They are all professional hands. Professional hands around the world can’t control it (virus penetrating the bubble). When it was happening in England (the second wave of the pandemic), there were cases in the English Premier League. Manchester City, Arsenal players got infected. Matches got rescheduled. Because their season is six months long, they can do it. But our season is tight. Since we have to (release) players to their respective countries, rescheduling was very difficult."

He also informed that the Indian players in the IPL will have to individually vaccinate themselves on reaching their hometowns. Sourav Ganguly sounded defensive about organizing the IPL. He kept on giving the example of EPL, La Liga, and other football leagues. Ganguly said that it is too early to comment if the IPL will return any time soon.  

View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headline

Kejriwal To Stay Delhi CM From Jail As High Court Finds 'No Legal Bar,' Ball In LG's Court Now
Kejriwal To Stay Delhi CM From Jail As High Court Finds 'No Legal Bar,' Ball In LG's Court Now
Arvind Kejriwal Blasts ED, Tells Court Money Trail Is Sarath Reddy Giving 50 Cr To BJP After Arrest
Arvind Kejriwal Blasts ED, Tells Court Money Trail Is Sarath Reddy Giving 50 Cr To BJP After Arrest
Another Setback For Congress As Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Income Tax Case
Another Setback For Congress As Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Income Tax Case
ED Raids Relative Of Arvind Kejriwal's Wife In Old FEMA Case
ED Raids Relative Of Arvind Kejriwal's Wife In Old FEMA Case
Advertisement
for smartphones
and tablets

Videos

Bihar Lok Sabha Polls 2024: ABP Exclusive With Papu Yadav, MP No Longer Contesting From PurniaVarun Gandhi Pens Emotional Letter To Pilibhit After Being Denied, Says 'Mai Aapka Hu Aur Rahunga'Delhi Excise Policy Case: With CM Arvind Kejriwal's Arrest, Who Will Run The State | Watch ReportLok Sabha Elections 2024: 'BJP Just Wants To Break The Aam Aadmi Party' says Saurabh Bhardwaj

Photogallery

Embed widget