The official cited the example of an English footballer David Beckham getting his leg insured whereas BCCI had to sweat it out to get insurance policy for loss of pay for the Indian contracted players
Smith is also looking forward to how the younger players in the squad, particularly all-rounder Riyan Parag and batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, perform in IPL 2020
IPL 2020, which was slated to start from March 29, stands suspended till April 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed more than 110 lives in the country
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) stands suspended till April 15 and chances of it being held in the near future are also grim.
Clarke said a number of Indian superstars like Kohli and Rohit Sharma were captains of their IPL franchises and thus Australian players did not want to sledge them
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen believes the IPL should happen
Former cricketers as well as current stars have been constantly interacting on social media ever since the coronavirus outbreak has seen the world come to a standstill
While various options have been discussed like a closed-door tournament, or a curtailed one, it is almost clear that everyone wants foreign players to be a part of the IPL, says BCCI official
This year's going to look very different to what we've seen before and there are so many scenarios, says Pat Cummins
While IPL 2020 has been postponed till April 15, there is very little chance of a shortened tournament in May as it might take months for normalcy to return
There have also been talks of having an IPL without foreign players considering that international borders have been locked down
some of the youngsters who were to play their first season of IPL this year have time and again been checking the status of the league and creating a group was the perfect solution, says a franchise
With a nationwide lockdown in place to combat the spread of the disease, the event seems unlikely to go ahead unless the BCCI figures an alternate window later in the year
Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts had earlier said that he was hoping that the T20 World Cup could be played as per schedule in normal circumstances
You can watch the top 50 exciting matches from the previous IPL seasons at 8 pm & 8.30 pm on Star Sports 1 & Star Sports 1 Hindi starting from 29th March.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all sporting action across the world had been stopped including the IPL 2020.
Earlier this month, BCCI has postponed the IPL 2020 to April 15 from March 29 as a precautionary measure.
Former England cricket team batsman Kevin Pietersen and Indian leggie Yuzvendra Chahal took to Instagram and interviewed India's star batsman Rohit Sharma on Instagram live
Obviously, it's such a massive tournament for world cricket, so hopefully some of it can go ahead - perhaps a shortened tournament, says Jos Buttler
Earlier, Pietersen had urged Indian citizens to stay indoors during the 21-day lockdown period which started from Tuesday midnight amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.