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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 .
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 president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is the highest post at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which administers cricket in India. [4] [5] Though the post is an honorary one, it is considered a highly prestigious post due to popularity of the game in the India and the financial clout of the organisation. [6]
The following month, the BCCI confirmed that they were willing to put players in a two-week quarantine period to ensure that the tour goes ahead. [26] [27] Kevin Roberts later added that there is a "nine out of 10" chance of the tour taking place. [28] [29] The Test series was scheduled to start in December 2020, with the first Test in Brisbane ...
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.
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.
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.
The 2020-21 Road Safety World Series was postponed on 24 March 2020 after four matches due to COVID-19 lockdown in India. After almost a year, the tournament resumed with the announcement of all the matches to be played in Raipur with all COVID-19 guidelines being followed allowing only 50% audience capacity of the stadium. The tournament ...