Ness Wadia hopeful IPL 2021 can be held later this year

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Ness Wadia hopeful IPL 2021 can be held later
this year

• Ness Wadia is hopeful that the remainder of the
  IPL 2021 could be held later this year, possibly
  in a smaller window in September.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) may have been
postponed indefinitely, but Punjab Kings co-owner
Ness Wadia is hopeful that the remainder of the
tournament could be held later this year,
possibly in a smaller window in September. While
the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
chief Sourav Ganguly told a Bengali television
channel that the Board will try and host the
tournament as and when there is a window, Wadia
feels that it could be possible to do so. I
think it (the IPL) will definitely come back,
sooner than later. If you look at the cricketing
window - (there is a slot in) September before
the T20 World Cup. That could happen, Wadia told
Sportstar on Tuesday. credit to the BCCI for
taking the decision to hold it and take an even
bold decision to postpone it at the right
time. After multiple players tested positive
for the virus, the BCCI decided to postpone the
tournament, leading to questions on the
bio-bubble. While Wadia is not sure about what
went wrong, he feels the situation worsened as
the cases suddenly went up in most of the
states.
NESS NUSLI WADIA
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Ness Nusli Wadia also believed that the Board
took the right decision by postponing the event
at the correct time. They took the right call at
the right time. Hats off to all the players -
Indians and internationals. Indian players have
been inside the bubble for the last ten months
and still playing. It is remarkable and the right
decision has been taken at the right time, Wadia
said. While the BCCI expects a loss of around Rs
2000 crore with the postponement of the
tournament, Wadia isnt willing to think about
that yet for the franchise. Human beings come
first and monetary losses come second. If the
tournament does happen again, I am not sure how
much the loss would be or not. We will have to
see what happens, he said.
NESS NUSLI WADIA
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