It would be better to resume cricket with IPL: Yuzvendra Chahal

The coronavirus threat has brought the entire world to a standstill. It was in the middle of March when all types of cricket matches were starting to get called off and since then there has not been any positive update for the sporting fraternity. More than anything the Indian Premier League (IPL) has suffered increasingly.

The tournament would have been in full swing by now, had the COVID-19 crisis not taken over the world. There is no certainty when the tournament would start. In fact, with the current situation, it isn’t even sure when proper cricket will start. Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal recently gave his opinion regarding this matter.

He said that it would be the best option to start the IPL as soon as cricket resumes like before. According to him, as the tournament runs for two months, everyone will get time to prepare themselves properly to resume playing cricket regularly. The Indian leg-spinner is of the opinion that IPL should be played first when cricket can be safe to resume.

“It would be the best option to resume with IPL as it will be played for over 2 months. So everyone will get time to prepare themselves. In my opinion, it would be better to resume cricket with IPL than with any series,” Chahal said in an interview with Sports Tak.

With the BCCI looking for a slot between August and October, it seems more than likely that IPL would be given preference. In fact, ICC could also postpone the Men’s T20 World Cup to next year. The world event is supposed to commence on October 18 according to the schedule.

I am not able to do anything, says Yuzvendra Chahal

Upon being asked how is he spending his time amid lockdown, Yuzvendra Chahal expressed his disappointment of not being able to play cricket at all. He further said that a person can take it positively as the situation will make them mentally stronger. The bowler admitted that it was difficult for him initially as he is not used to staying at home much.

“In 20 years of cricket career, this is the first time that I am not being able to do anything. But you can take it positively also that it will make you mentally stronger. It was difficult for me in the initial two days because I haven’t stayed at home for so long”, the 29-year-old added.