Ganguly had earlier said that he can't recall when he was last free at 5 pm in the evening
The star-studded eight-team league was originally scheduled to start on March 29 in Mumbai but looks set for a cancellation given the current crisis over Covid-19 pandemic
The Sports Ministry has made it clear that the fate of the 13th edition of the IPL can be decided only after the government comes out with a fresh advisory after April 15
The prized BCCI cash-cow IPL may see a massive value erosion of USD 1 billion over its last year valuation if the game is called off this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says a report. According to the global advisory firm Duff & Phelps, the brand Indian Premier League (season 12) was valued at USD 6.8 billion in 2019 and the same will see an erosion of USD 200-350 million if the BCCI goes in for a truncated tourney with empty galleries and USD 700-1,000 million if the season is cancelled. The advisory agency as arrived at the numbers based on a two-scenario assessment of a truncated tourney with half the numbers of matches being played to empty galleries or no revenue from the gate sales and a complete washout of the 2020 season. As of now, the BCCI has not taken a final call on the IPL season which is expected on April 15. If cancelled, India will not be the lone loser as dozens of much larger cash-flowing matches across the world have already been called off and the fate of .
Stakeholders include, apart from the BCCI, the advertisers, eight franchisees, US media giant Disney, which has the broadcasting and digital rights for the IPL matches, and more than 200 players.
It has been learnt that the employees have been asked to 'work from home' with all the cricketing operations already being suspended till further notice
It was unanimously decided in meeting with BCCI that safety is a priority and considering how things stand, they might have to give the league a miss this year, says a franchise official
The junior women's tournaments, put on hold until further notice, include the Under-19 One-Day knockout, Under-19 T20 League, Super League and knockout among others
The Board's top boss reiterated that safety is their top priority, a day after the IPL was postponed and the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa was also called off
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia said: "BCCI, IPL and (official broadcaster) Star (Sports) are clear that we are not looking at financial loss
The Ranji Trophy dates back to 1934. Currently, the competition is played initially as a league, divided into three tiers.
Earlier in the day, the sources within the BCCI said that the board has invited all eight franchises for the IPL's governing council meeting on March 14
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday assessed that COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic.
As part of advisory issued by the Health Ministry, all federations have been asked to avoid large gatherings
India has reported 60 positive cases in the outbreak which has led to over 4,000 deaths globally
The organisers will put extra medical teams at the stadiums and all the spectators will be screened at the venue before watching the match
With the tournament just weeks away, the Health Ministry has already flagged its concerns to the Sports Ministry
In an unprecedented decision, the BCCI said the CAC will review the panel's performance after one year and "make recommendations" accordingly
He was dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players in January
The teams will be given four referrals per innings but the technology will not have Hawk Eye and Ultra Edge, two key components of the DRS used in international games.