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IPL 2020 postponed amid Covid-19 scare: Who loses how much because of delay

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The bulk of the BCCI’s revenues comes from this tournament. The tournament was expected to start on March 29.

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The bulk of the BCCI’s revenues comes from IPL, which was expected to start on March 29.he bulk of the BCCI’s revenues comes from this tournament. The tournament was expected to start on March 29.

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Mar 17 2020 | 10:28 AM IST

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday decided to “suspend” the Indian Premier League (IPL) by a fortnight till April 15 on account of the spread of coronavirus in the country.

After April 15, according to sources in the cricket body, it will take a call on the matter.

Sources said the reversal of position by the cricket body, whose president, Sourav Ganguly, said a few days ago the tournament would be held on schedule, was just to bide time because more than Rs 8,000 crore was at stake this year. Cancelling the tournament would have

Topics : Coronavirus IPL 2020 BCCI

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