cricketUpdated: Apr 14, 2020 14:42 ISTThe upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to be postponed indefinitely as Prime Narendra Modi announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. “Since lockdown has been extended, we have to postpone the IPL for the time being, the decision will be intimated, we will discuss the matter later today,” sources within BCCI told ANI. Earlier today, PM Modi announced that India will remain under lockdown till May 3 to contain COVID-19 cases. The IPL was slated to begin from March 29, but the tournament had to be postponed until April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Out of the total, 8988 are active cases, 1036 have been cured and 339 have died due to the infection.

Source: Hindustan Times April 14, 2020 09:11 UTC