Sourav Ganguly confirms Virat Kohli's Indian team won't have training camp before August

latest comments made by BCCI President Sourav Ganguly have dampened hopes of Indian cricket fans who were expecting cricket team to resume training in July. ABP News revealed that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that training camp in which Indian cricketers were set to take part is unlikely to start before August. news comes after several cricketers had resorted to outdoor training to get mselves match fit for India’s tour of Australia, which is scheduled for later this year.

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Training camp unlikely to start before August: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Earlier press reports had revealed that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was planning on holding a national training camp in July. objective of training camp was to get players assembled at a commonplace and begin training for cricket team’s schedule for international matches later this year. However, ABP News has w revealed that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that training camp is unlikely to begin before August.

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statement made by Sourav Ganguly is on similar lines made by BCCI secretary Jay Shah earlier this month. BCCI secretary had spoken about possibility of holding a preparatory camp for Indian cricketers while formally calling off scheduled limited-overs tours to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said that BCCI will conduct a camp for its contracted players only when it is completely safe to train outdoors. He also said that while BCCI is determined to take steps towards resumption of national and international cricket, board will t rush into any decision that jeopardises efforts of central and state governments.

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t in a position to say anything about IPL: Sourav Ganguly

While peaking to Sportskeeda earlier this month, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had said board is t in a position to say anything about IPL. He said any decision regarding IPL depends on coronavirus situation in country. Speaking about possibility of holding IPL this year, Sourav Ganguly also said that this year’s edition of IPL could be held in empty stadiums. Sourav Ganguly also revealed that board is yet to discuss IPL schedule and said that if IPL does happen, he doesn’t kw where it will happen.

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Apart from uncertainty regarding when cricket will resume, BCCI is also facing issues off field. VIVO IPL deal has been in question over recent weeks owing to political situation with China. VIVO IPL deal was finalized for ₹2,199 crore in 2018 in a five-year deal. BCCI Nike deal has also been making news, with reports suggesting that Indian cricket team may have to let go of sponsor after 14 years due to contract renewal issues.

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