IPL set to roll in spite of worsening Covid pandemic
Indian cricket board bosses are confident that league will attract another season of record viewership
Mumbai — The Indian Premier League (IPL) is not only one of the world’s most lucrative annual sporting properties but also among the most durable, with not even the lengthening shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic apparently able to stop the Twenty20 juggernaut.
Last year’s delayed tournament was shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but the 14th edition returns to India, where the coronavirus situation has worsened significantly in recent weeks. The surge in new cases could yet scupper plans to host the tournament in biosecure bubbles at six venues across the country, starting on Friday in Chennai and climaxing at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmadabad on May 30...
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