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Lisa Sthalekar has publicly criticized the BCCI for their actions after the board did not even reach out to Veda Krishnamurthy, who is currently grieving the death of two family members. On Friday, Krishnamurthy was dropped for the tour of England but the board had no interactions with the batter.

The 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League was halted owing to a Covid outbreak, and reports have now emerged claiming that the players might have potentially caught the virus at training sessions. In both Delhi and Ahmedabad, teams practised at non-secure grounds, away from the main stadium.

Post the postponement of IPL, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has affirmed that there was no COVID spike in the country when they decided to host the IPL and had UAE as an option. Ganguly also confirmed that the Australian players, who were part of the IPL, will reach safely home via the Maldives.

With IPL being postponed indefinitely, Times of India has reported that BCCI have potentially shortlisted the United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle East as three venues for resumption of the tournament. Last year, the entire edition of the IPL was hosted in the Middle East without much worry.