IPL 2020: Participation of foreign players in jeopardy after fresh visa restrictions

BCCI seems jittery about the 60-odd foreign cricketers, who travel to India for the IPL and said it is not yet clear on whether visas to these players also stand cancelled.

The support of Foreign players at the current year's IPL went under serious uncertainty after the administration requested crisp visa limitations to contain the spread of novel coronavirus even as the BCCI chose to receive a sit tight and watch arrangement for the present.

The BCCI will sit tight for the following couple of days to choose its next game-plan after the government provided new warning with a prohibition on all current remote visas, aside from a couple of classifications like strategic and work, till April 15 in the wake of new positive instances of novel coronavirus in the nation.

"It would be ideal if you allow us two days. It's impractical to give you solid subtleties right now," a senior Board office carrier told PTI on Wednesday.

India has announced 60 positive cases in the flare-up which has prompted more than 4,000 passing all-inclusive.

Having the IPL, beginning March 29, played in void arenas is a choice yet a choice may be taken at the association's Governing Council meeting in Mumbai on March 14.

The BCCI appears to be unsteady about the 60-odd outside cricketers, who travel to India for the IPL.

The Board said it isn't yet clear on whether visas to these players additionally stand dropped.

"Every single existing visa, except strategic, official, UN/International associations, business and undertaking visas, stand suspended till fifteenth April 2020. This will happen from 1200GMT on thirteenth March 2020 at the port of takeoff," the announcement from the administration said.

The weight has expanded complex after the Legends T20 meet games in Pune, highlighting any semblance of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara were dropped.

The destiny of the PIL is set to be heard in Madras High Court on Thursday.

Also, in the midst of a likelihood that the Maharashtra government may bar IPL games in the express, the main achievable arrangement is having matches inside void arenas.

This will spare the supporters from losing notice cash as matches are safeguarded which implies both the BCCI and franchisees will recuperate main part of their speculation.