IPL 2020: As the number of cases of coronavirus has been increasing day by day, major sporting events worldwide have been rescheduled across the globe. The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is among one of the major events to have gotten suspended.
The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League that was slated to start from 29th March has now been suspended till April 15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused widespread fear across the globe. Announcing about the postponement, BCCI’s President Sourav Ganguly opened up about the suspension and said that safety is the ‘first priority’. He said:
“Let’s stick to the postponement (at the moment). First priority is safety, so we postponed the games,”
However, ahead of the announcement, there were a lot of speculations going around on social media. From fans, experts to cricketers around the world, everyone is curious to know about the fate of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
Meanwhile, former Australian skipper, Shane Warne also took to his Twitter to inquire about the upcoming season of IPL. In his Tweet, Shan Warne asked his followers whether BCCI has postponed the IPL. However, in his Tweet, Shane Warne tagged many people right from the official Twitter account of BCCI, to many cricketers including Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pietersen, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli to even Kuldeep Yadav.
Here, check out his Tweet:
Another question followers as I just received a very interesting message !!!! Is it true the @BCCI are postponing the @IPL @imVkohli @MichaelVaughan @KP24 @virendersehwag @rajasthanroyals @StarSportsIndia @ajinkyarahane88 @Edged_and_taken @imkuldeep18 @BCCIdomestic @RickyPonting
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 13, 2020
The Tweet was soon flooded with reactions from cricket fans. While many updated the cricketer about the latest news, there were many who trolled the former skipper for mentioning many cricketers but missing out on the main man who took the decision, i.e, Sourav Ganguly.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
That feeling when Kuldeep Yadav gets tagged.
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— Venky (@Venky43064489) March 13, 2020
@SGanguly99 will walk down the track and hit him for a six right over his Head
— Shanky Singh (@ShankyMaini) March 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/omlalmehta/status/1238474579489800198?s=20
https://twitter.com/omlalmehta/status/1238449553596186624?s=20
https://twitter.com/DevilHeera/status/1238408428084588544?s=20
Can’t he see news?. Asking kuldeep
— Avinash (@Avinash_937) March 13, 2020
I feel you could of tagged me hahahaha
— Sean”Ghost”Muller (@coffeestar2010) March 13, 2020
You tagged lot of big names but forgot main name @SGanguly99 who only knows answer of your question. #IPLYesOrNo
— Piyush P Patel
(@the_p_cube) Mujhe nahi ptaaa
— PRIYA YADAV
https://twitter.com/Bishwa73406818/status/1238378673335463936?s=20
Bro you should have directly talk to the big boss of the moment @SGanguly99
— आशीष भारद्वाज
Mujhe nahi ptaaa
— PRIYA YADAV
