Mumbai: In the latest development regarding the fate of IPL 2020, the BCCI’s decision-makers are about the hosting of the event, currently postponed indefinitely because of the Covid 19 pandemic. While the matter is heavily tilted in favour of hosting the league in the country, there are a couple of voices which want to take it outside if needed.
“See, it is a case of the decision makers being divided 3-2 if that is how you wish to understand the current scenario. Without going into the names of who said what, all I can tell you is that the general feeling is that having the league in India would not only be a sign of positivity amongst the people of the country, but will also help as we will not need to travel abroad and act to a fresh set of guidelines.
An official of a franchise echoed the sentiments and said that priority should always be having the tournament in the country. “See, if you have the league in the country, it is a positive signal to not just the world, but also to the people in India that we have managed to get back to normalcy. Also, the expenses go up quite a bit if you go outside. So, for us and I think for most of the teams, India would be the preferred choice,” the official said.
