As the COVID-19 crisis grows in India and some Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League grow jittery,the question begs:why is it being played at all?
The future of this year’s T20 World Cup is up in the air as India battles to contain a disastrous second wave of COVID-19.
The Australian leg-spinner says cricket is not much of a reprieve “for someone who has a family member on their death bed”.
Senior Australian cricketer Pat Cummins will stay in India and has urged fellow players to donate money for oxygen supplies for coronavirus-ravaged India.
Australian white-ball stars Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson are on their way home from India to escape the country’s disastrous COVID-19 situation.
Multiple Australian players in India are seeking to leave the tournament early amid India’s skyrocketing coronavirus wave and recent travel restrictions imposed on people returning to Australia from India.
Cricket Australia is monitoring the coronavirus situation in India after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced fresh travel restrictions amid skyrocketing coronavirus numbers.
Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in India ahead of the Indian Premier League.
Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Philippe has pulled out of the Indian Premier League for personal reasons.
David Warner may still have a tear in his groin tendon but Cricket Australia is planning to have him return to the field for NSW in matches against South Australia next week.
Overnight millionaires Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith stand to earn more for just over six weeks’ work in the IPL than they have the previous six years for state and country.