XtraTime Web Desk: As per reports the ticket sales in Maharashtra for the upcoming Indian Premier League season 13 opening match between Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings have been banned by the government. The precautionary measures has reportedly been taken to avoid the gathering of large number of people
amid the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The match is scheduled to be held on March 29 and will be the first of the 13th season of the IPL which will continue till May 24 across various venues around the country.
Mumbai went into high alert after two persons tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total afflicted in the state to 7, including 5 in Pune, an official said here on Wednesday.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had earlier said that the government may consider postponing the IPL because of the threat posed by the virus that has claimed over 3000 lives around the world.
“There is always a possible danger of spread (of contagious diseases) when large numbers of people gather in one place… Such (IPL) events can always be organised later,” Tope told mediapersons on Saturday.
He said that discussions are currently on in official circles whether to postpone the IPL and a decision would be announced shortly.
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly had asserted that there would be no change in the IPL schedule.