It's official: BCCI suspends IPL 2020 till further notice over coronavirus

The IPL was set to start on March 29 and end on May 24 but it was first postponed till April 15 after a surge of coronavirus positive cases in India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday suspended the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) "till further notice" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 400 lives and affected over 12,000 in the country.

"Due to the evolving global health concerns regarding Covid-19 and lockdown measures implemented by the Government of India to contain the spread of the pandemic, the IPL Governing Council of the BCCI has decided that the IPL 2020 Season will be suspended till further notice," said BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a statement.

The IPL was set