BCB postpones World XI vs Asia XI T20I Matches Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Asia X1 vs World X1 Postponed
Asia X1 vs World X1 Postponed
Bangladesh Cricket Board has planned two T20 match between Asia XI and World XI on March 21 and 22. The match has been planned to mark the birth centenary of the Bangladesh’s father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The schedule match has been postponed due to the outbreak of corona virus. As the threat of infection grows day by day Bangladesh Cricket Board took this decision in order to avoid the spread of virus.Due to the adverse effect of the corona, all related celebrations have been postponed until further notice, including an AR Rahman concert that was due to take place on March 18.

Bangladesh Cricket Board
Bangladesh Cricket Board

“We have postponed those two matches for the time being,” BCB president Nazmul Hasan said on Wednesday (March 11). “We are having problem hosting the matches on 21 and 22 and so we have deferred it. There is no guarantee that everyone can come and play here so we have decided that both the concert and the two matches are deferred. Lot of restrictions are coming in from different quarters. We will host it after few months when the time is appropriate,” he added.

The BCB had already announced to separate squads for Asia XI and World XI after confirming participation from some leading cricketers.

Not only Bangladesh Cricket Board, BCCI too gets in discussion about the execution of IPL. Cash-rich Indian Premier League has been scheduled to start from March 29 with its opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai.

In advance to prevent the spread of Corona virus, Karnataka Government has also denied hosting the IPL matches. And also written a letter to the central government requesting for the postponement of the IPL. Earlier, the Maharashtra government also raised its concerns regarding the scheduling of the IPL.  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had revealed that he believes that the IPL can be organised later.

 

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