IPL in the time of coronavirus: Stakeholders want closed-door matches

Some key stakeholders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on March 29, are urging closed-door matches with no ticket sales to minimise the coronavirus risk. 

With the tournament just weeks away, the health ministry has already flagged its concerns to the sports ministry. A meeting is expected between the brass of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the health  ministry next week. 

The move comes even as BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday reiterated that “everything is on schedule” for the country’s most popular and rich sports tournament, which will have 56 matches across