Sourav Ganguly terms current situation 'grave', recalls lack of excitement with no crowds

current coronavirus pandemic has brought various sporting competitions across globe to a standstill. One of m was cricket's biggest domestic T20 league, Indian Premier League. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly claimed that Indian board will face massive financial losses if league does t take place this year. Sourav Ganguly mentioned that IPL cancellation would result in losses amounting to ₹4,000 Crore at least. former Indian captain went on to address current India lockdown situation while also talking about possibility of IPL being played behind closed doors sometime later this year.

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Sourav Ganguly calls India lockdown situation 'grave' 

While speaking to Mid Day, Sourav Ganguly labelled present situation in India as 'grave'. He also added that playing IPL in empty stadiums is an extremely tricky scenario given current government guidelines. former India captain recalled his own experience of playing at his hometown Kolkata in a nearly empty stadium during an Asian Test Championship match against Pakistan in 1999, admitting that match did t excite him much. However, BCCI chief also added that social distancing rules must be followed in future while hosting any major tournament in order to furr prevent spread of virus.

When it comes to tour of Australia later this year, Ganguly categorically claimed that playing 5 Tests at one venue is t a feasible option for BCCI as quarantine guidelines and prospect of a longer tour does t make it a favourable proposition for India. 

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Sourav Ganguly recently poked fun at ICC's modern ODI batting rules, replying to a tweet by his former teammate and opening partner Sachin Tendulkar. Fans seemed to agree with duo that y would have scored ar 4,000 runs toger with those rules in ir times. Ganguly and Tendulkar remain only pair to score 6,000 runs toger in ODIs.

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