"...it''s a huge occasion being the first live sport in India (post-lockdown). It''s the beginning of something very, very good because life needs to get back to normal. We need to get back to our lives and keep that fear away," Ganguly said on Thursday in an Instagram live session for the ISL''s official handle." />
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ISL success will help drive fear of COVID-19 away: Ganguly

Kolkata, Nov 19 (UNI) BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and owner of ATK Mohun Bagan football club believes that a successful Indian Super League (ISL) will help in driving away the "fear" of conducting other big sports events across the country.
"...it's a huge occasion being the first live sport in India (post-lockdown). It's the beginning of something very, very good because life needs to get back to normal. We need to get back to our lives and keep that fear away," Ganguly said on Thursday in an Instagram live session for the ISL's official handle.
"More than people getting affected, it's also the fear which is affecting people. 'I don't want to go there, I don't want to mix among people'. This is unsafe, that is unsafe." "I think a very good ISL season will clear all the cobwebs and doubts in everybody's mind," he added.
The BCCI president, who recently oversaw the successful conduct of the IPL in a bio-bubble in the UAE, had earlier announced that the cricket board was looking to start the domestic season from January 1
He hoped that a smooth ISL in a bio-bubble in Goa will inspire other sports, who have been "tentative", to resume in India.
"It would inspire a lot of other sports as well and I say that including cricket, because our domestic season will start soon. We're looking to start in the New Year. We have a lot more teams actually - 38 teams in the domestic season but it'll inspire us to feel that security, that you know if ISL goes without any hiccups, and I'm sure it is going to happen because the bubbles have been created," Ganguly said.
"A lot of sports are still tentative. A lot of them don't know how it is going to affect (them) because the numbers in some of the states are still very high," he added.
ATK Mohun Bagan will kickstart the tournament against Kerala Blasters FC on Friday.
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