The owners of the eight IPL franchise teams were not decided during the teleconference on Monday. There has been no change in the last 48 hours due to the coronavirus epidemic spread in India and worldwide. IPL 2020 was supposed to start from 29 March, but now it has been postponed till 15 April. So far, more than 110 cases of coronavirus have been reported in India, while two have died. The owner of an IPL franchisee told PTI on the condition of confidentiality, 'Nothing concrete was discussed in today's meeting. The situation has not changed in the last 48 hours, so it is too early to talk about organizing the IPL. Look at us and wait and adopt the policy. We will continue to hold such conference meetings on a weekly basis to take stock of the situation.'
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Before this meeting, an official said that in a meeting with the BCCI, it was decided by consensus that the security is first and we are in such a situation. How things happen, maybe there is no league this year. When asked if the franchisees were ready for the loss, the official said that there is no other option.
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According to reports, the official said, "We will suffer a loss of Rs 15-20 crore, which will be due to giving us salary and other things." This money comes from the successful organization of the league. There are some other disadvantages too and it comes from the sale of merchandise etc. There is insurance for tickets etc., but this is the kind of loss that franchisees will have to bear if the league is not there. We know that nothing is more than human safety. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly gave the indication of small IPL. Due to the outbreak of this dangerous virus, the BCCI has asked the employees to work from home since Tuesday.
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