The World Cup holdup is stopping the Board of Control for Cricket in India from setting a date for its biggest earner, the Indian Premier LeagueIndia's cricket leaders are becoming impatient with the world body's delays in deciding whether the Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup holdup is stopping the Board of Control for Cricket in India from setting a date for its biggest earner, the Indian Premier League. The IPL has twice been held outside India in years that it clashed with national elections. Dhumal added that the BCCI will look to open domestic tournaments, such as the Ranji trophy, in September to kickstart the game post-pandemic. Dhumal earlier told AFP the board would suffer losses of more than 500 million dollars if the IPL is scrapped.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 06, 2020 15:00 UTC