Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel, 10 members of the ground staff at Wankhede stadium and six event managers, deployed by the BCCI, have added to the growing list of positive COVID-19 cases in the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting April 9.
Hyderabad and Indore have been kept as stand by venues for the IPL in case the COVID situation spirals out of control but as of now, the BCCI is confident about holding the games in Mumbai.
“Yes, Hyderabad is one of the stand-by venues but for all practical purposes, we are still not thinking about shifting games from Mumbai. It will be difficult to create another bio-bubble at such short notice,” a senior BCCI official told a news agency on Saturday.
The organisers are worried about the growing number of cases at the Wankhede stadium. The number was 8 till Friday evening but now it’s 10.
If that wasn’t enough, around six members of the event management team have also tested positive for COVID-19 and have been sent to isolation.
Surjitt Sahani
