Foreign players will not be available in the Indian Premier League until April 15 of this year due to government visa restrictions to prevent the risk of coronavirus infection. BCCI sources provided this information on Thursday, which blurs the future of the tournament.
BCCI sources told PTI about the condition of anonymity: “Foreign players who do IPL fall into the category of business visas. According to the government's instructions, you cannot come by April 15th.
The government announced the consultation by April 15 and suspended all existing foreign visas, taking into account new cases of the coronavirus. There are exemptions in certain categories such as diplomatic and work visas.
So far, more than 60 cases of coronavirus have been reported in India. More than 4000 people have died from this virus worldwide.
The future of IPL will be decided on March 14 at a board meeting in Mumbai. The source said, “ All decisions will be made at Mumbai's governing board meeting & # 39; & # 39 ;. From March 29, it is also possible to do an IPL at an empty stadium.