BCCI considers shifting IPL 2021 entirely to Mumbai as Covid-19 crisis deepens

With positive Covid-19 cases emerging within IPL bubbles in Delhi and Ahmedabad, the BCCI is reportedly planning to shift the remaining matches of the IPL 2021 to Mumbai.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly planning to shift the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 to Mumbai as the Covid-19 crisis deepens over the league. The move is being contemplated after the emergence of COVID-19 positive cases within IPL bio-bubbles in Ahmedabad and Delhi. Mumbai can host IPL 2021 matches in three stadiums - Wankhede, DY Patil and Brabourne. While the Wankhede Stadium hosted ten matches during the first half of IPL 2021, the other two venues were used for training purposes. Notably, Monday's IPL 2021 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was rescheduled after the positive Covid-19 cases. KKR have gone into hard quarantine with Sandeep and Varun isolation under the supervision of the health experts in the team.