I don’t think IPL has anything to do with the situations in India: Yuvraj Singh

India’s veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh on Thursday feels that the Indian Premier League (IPL) should not be made responsible for the current water crisis in the state of Maharashtra. The cricketer, who was speaking at the Puma’s Bold trick collection, said that the IPL has nothing to do with the current situation and added that the game must go on.

“I don’t think IPL has got to do anything with what the situations are in India. We play a sport and try to excel in that. I don’t think there is any reason that IPL should not go on,” the 2007 World Twenty20 and 2011 World Cup winner said at the launch of sportswear company Puma’s bold Tricks collection here.

Acting on a PIL filed in by a Mumbai-based activist, the Bombay High Court recently directed to shift all Indian Premier League (IPL) matches after April 30 out of drought-hit Maharashtra. The state was originally scheduled to host 20 IPL matches in Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune. This decision has created a lot of fuss for BCCI which is now struggling with the arrangement of alternate venues and finding logistical solutions for the franchise.

“Regarding the permission, it is not my job to say anything, as my job as a cricketer is to play cricket. Whatever venue I go to play, whatever venue we are told to go to play, we will just go out and play,” the 34-year-old added.

Yuvraj is currently out of action after he sustained an ankle injury while playing against Australia during the World T20. The injury also restricted him from playing in the IPL 9 and has already missed first three games for Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, the southpaw is recovering quickly and is hopeful of returning to IPL action against Gujarat Lions on May 6.