The COVID-19 pandemic has had the worst impact on the world of sports. All the cricket tournaments have been canceled while there is a big question mark over the start date of IPL 2020. No one knows when will the cricket action resume on the field. However, one thing is for sure, a lot of records will be delayed because of this break. The experts are speculating that it will take nearly 3-4 more months to get back things to normal.
So, keeping that factor in mind, here are the 3 Indian players whose major records will be affected.
Virat Kohli – 12,000 runs in ODI cricket
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, is the number one batsman in ODI cricket at the moment and he is on the verge of completing 12,000 runs in that format. The IPL is delayed and it is likely that BCCI would cancel the international matches of the Indian team of June, July, and August because of this delay.
As there are two T20 World Cups in the new two years, it is likely that BCCI would nix a few ODI matches. Kohli, who is on 11,867 runs at the moment, will not be able to touch the milestone this year. This record will be affected and his future ODI runs will also be reduced thanks to this pandemic.
Yuzvendra Chahal – 100 wickets in ODI cricket
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate, Yuzvendra Chahal, would have touched the 100 wickets milestone had the international schedule been on track.
Since India had series against weaker teams and Chahal is just 9 wickets away, it would have been very easy for him to touch the milestone. Now, if he flops in the IPL 2020 and T20 World Cup, then the chances that he may lose his place in the ODI team are very high. Thus, he may never be able to complete this record.
Ravindra Jadeja – 50 matches in T20I cricket
Perhaps, the unluckiest Indian player right now is Ravindra Jadeja. To play 50 matches for India in any format is a big thing and he has represented the nation 49 times in T20I cricket.
If there was no pandemic, he could have played his 50th T20I match in June or July itself. However, it seems like he will have to wait until October to complete this record. Thus, these are the three Indian players whose records will be affected because of COVID-19.
