IPL being preferred over T20 World Cup is 'money grab' for Indian cricket: Allan Border

ongoing coronavirus outbreak has brought worldwide cricketing activities, including Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020), to a standstill. Even much-awaited T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to be played in Australia between October and vember, is clouded with much uncertainty at moment. However, Board of Control Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri and apex council member Anshuman Gaekwad recently hinted that IPL 2020 may take up September-vember window later this year, should T20 World Cup in Australia get shifted to 2021 by International Cricket Council (ICC).

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Allan Border slams IPL and BCCI’s interests

Former Australian captain Allan Border recently gave his take regarding reports of IPL 2020 potentially replacing a global T20 event like T20 World Cup. In an appearance on ABC's Grandstand Cafe radio program, 1987 World Cup-winning captain said that he will t agree to any BCCI attempts of replacing T20 World Cup with IPL. Allan Border described all-popular IPL event as a “local competition”, which should never take precedence over any form of international cricket.

Allan Border went ahead and said that if T20 World Cup cant go ahead as planned, IPL 2020 season should t go ahead as well. He believes that replacing T20 World Cup is simply a “money grab” move on part of BCCI. Border added that such a move will also send a wrong signal to world cricket, as it would imply to world that India alone is running game. He stated that world cricket cant have one nation alone dictating terms of international game as it would send sport down “wrong path”.

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T20 World Cup and India lockdown impact on IPL 2020

IPL 2020 season was originally intended to launch on March 29 with a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. However, contagious nature of coronavirus disease prompted Indian government to impose India lockdown in March 25, i.e. just days before commencement of tournament.

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