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However, a COVID-19 outbreak in the UAE team meant that the tour schedule was changed multiple times, resulting in only two of the four matches being played. [ 60 ] In India, the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic, [ 61 ] the first time since the tournament's inception in the 1934–35 season that the Ranji ...
The BCCI hires police for security and crowd control in arenas during IPL, bilateral and ICC tournaments, unlike Australian or English cricket boards who hire private security agencies. In Maharashtra from June 2023 onwards they have to pay ₹35, ₹50, ₹60 lakhs for Test, ODI and T20 per game respectively to the Maharashtra government .
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact on international cricket fixtures. [4] Bangladesh's matches against Ireland were postponed on 21 March 2020. [5] On 24 March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed. [6]
The BCCI also confirmed that the tournament would begin behind closed doors, and a call on letting spectators in would be taken at a later stage. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] After the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in India, Hyderabad was also added as a backup venue, though no matches were played there.
In January 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the tournament would take place after the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] 38 teams were split into six groups, [5] with six teams in Groups A to E and eight teams in the Plate Group. [6]
On 13 March, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. [10] On 14 April, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May, [11] with the tournament postponed further. [12] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely. [13]
The tournament was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 14 April that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely.
On 20 August 2020, Sourav Ganguly, president of the BCCI, said that India would host England to fulfil their Future Tours Programme (FTP) commitments. [24] In September 2020, the BCCI were also in discussions with the Emirates Cricket Board with regards to using the United Arab Emirates to host the series, due to the COVID-19 situation.