Top sports news: IPL 2020 postponed indefinitely, Harbhajan Singh unhappy after migrant workers gather at Bandra & more
Here are the top stories of April 15, 2020.
Top sports news of the day | April 15 , File Photos
In Wednesday's top Sports News (April 15, 2020), countries around the globe continue to be under lockdown due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
All sporting events have yet begun as many tournaments have been postponed to a future date like the Olympics 2020.
Let's take a look at the top five Sports news in detail below:
With speculations as to when will the Indian Premier League (IPL) be held, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday confirmed that the upcoming season has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"IPL 2020 season has been postponed indefinitely," sources within BCCI told ANI.
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s suggestion about an India-Pakistan series to raise funds to fight COVID-19 has surely not gone down by many Indians.
The latest to take a dig at the suggestion former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. He joined after India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev and Pakistan’s 2011 World Cup captain Shahid Afridi gave contrasting opinions.
While the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 crisis, the franchises are making sure to keep in touch with the players.
Talking during an Instagram live session on Rajasthan Royals page, England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler heaped praises for Indian opener Rohit Sharma.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, where all have been asked to stay indoors, around 3,000-plus migrants arrived at the Bandra railway station in Mumbai demanding transportation facilities to return to their native places.
Seeing putting their own and even other lives in danger, cricketer Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to express his disappointment.
5. 'Not a decision between Pakistan and India': PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani on Asia Cup
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc around the globe, all sporting events have come to a halt.
While the Asia Cup was scheduled in the UAE in September, talks of making changes in its dates are doing the rounds. The change in date would be to make room for the Indian Premier League (IPL), which has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.