No crowds, but IPL still expected to create a buzz
TV stations rub hands over bumper viewerships with fans staying home this year
17 September 2020 - 15:04
Mumbai — After months of uncertainty due to Covid-19, the delayed season of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday with a clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
The 2020 edition of the world’s richest Twenty20 league was originally scheduled to begin on March 29 in India but had to be postponed indefinitely by the country’s cricket board (BCCI) due to worsening situation of the pandemic...
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