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India will not host any international sport event anytime soon: Rijiju

Talking specifically about IPL 2020, Rijiju says it is the government's prerogative to take a call on conducting any tournament in the country

Kiren Rijiju
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It is difficult to confirm dates but I am sure we will have some kind of sporting events this year, says Kiren Rijiju.

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi
India will not host any international sport event anytime soon and fans will have to accept tournaments behind closed doors as a new normal in a post-coronavirus world, said Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday.
 
Rijiju's statement gain greater significance in the context of the suspended IPL 2020, which the BCCI wants to host in October-November in case the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed.
 
"We have been working for quite some time now to resume sporting activities but before that we have to think about practice and training. We are not going to have a

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