Every day the news related to players, support staff testing positive for Covid-19 is increasing the nervousness of fans who want IPL 2021 to happen behind closed doors.
IPL being one of the topmost league in the world has gripped lot of eyeballs of world-class players, experts and fans globally due to quality of cricket which is played in the cash rich mega event starting from April 9th 2021.
As per the latest reports, 14 members of Star Sports Broadcasting team have been tested positive for COVID-19. Among them EVS Operators, Video Editors, Producers and Cameraman are the one affected with novel coronavirus.
When the question was asked to Star Sports Head Sanjog Gupta refrained to make any comment on it and asked the media official to ask the same questions to BCCI as the later board has created the bio secure bubble.
It is also believed from the sources that Star Sports were not in favor to organize the mega event in Mumbai which has been badly impacted with COVID-19.
“Star is concerned about their broadcast crew. If the ground-staff and event management team is getting Covid-19 infected – the same can happen to Star’s crew. They have to closely mingle around with both ground staff as well as the event team. That is the reason Star is very concerned about the situation” a BCCI source was quoted as saying in Insidesport.
In the meantime, Hyderabad Cricket Association President and former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin suggested that Hyderabad is ready to host the matches for IPL 2021, and ideally it would be suitable to conduct the mega event in a safe and secure environment.
“In these difficult times, there is all the more reasons for us to stand by each other. Hyderabad Cricket Association would like to offer its facilities to @BCCI to ensure that IPL2021 is conducted in safe and secure venues,” his tweet read.
In these difficult times there is all the more reasons for us to stand by each other. Hyderabad Cricket Association would like to offer its facilities to @BCCI to ensure that IPL2021 is conducted in safe and secure venues.
— Mohammed Azharuddin (@azharflicks) April 4, 2021
