The debate around racism in cricket kickstarted after Sammy alleged racism during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 Indian Premier League
The league chairman also hinted that IPL 2020 can be held overseas as matches in empty stadiums make the location irrelevant
Ishant and Sammy were part of the SunRisers Hyderabad team during the 2014 IPL.
The former Windies T20 World Cup-winning skipper had said that he along with Sri Lanka player Thisara Perera were subjected to 'Kalu' chants when they played for Sunrisers Hyderabad
The general thought is that having the league in India will mean that the country has come out of the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic, says a BCCI official
It is not official yet but there is speculation that the BCCI wants to hold the IPL in the October window if ICC T20 World Cup gets postponed
For the first in the of IPL history, the world's richest board (BCCI) was forced to postpone the tournament
BCCI apex council member Anshuman Gaekwad said that this year's T20 World Cup seems unlikely to go ahead, making space for the currently suspended IPL on calendar depending on the Covid-19 situation
The side defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by one run in the finals of the tournament to become the most successful IPL franchise ever
The 2016 champions boast of a fine combination of pacers and spinners with India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan being the prominent names
McCullum said he neither sees the T20 World Cup happening without the stadium fans nor does he believe that teams from 16 nations will be able to travel to Australia in the wake of the pandemic
SLC president Shammi Silva on Thursday said that Sri lanka is ready to host the mega event as the country, which has fewer positive cases, is expected to return to normalcy earlier compared to India
Sri Lanka has so far registered fewer number of coronavirus cases as compared to India. Till now, the country has over 230 Covid-19 cases while seven lives have been lost in the island nation
The IPL was set to start on March 29 and end on May 24 but it was first postponed till April 15 after a surge of coronavirus positive cases in India
David Warner has been constantly interacting with fans on social media as the world is under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak
However, KKR's costliest player Pat Cummins is still hopeful about the tournament going ahead and is ready to play in front of empty stands
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen believes the IPL should happen
While various options have been discussed like a closed-door tournament, or a curtailed one, it is almost clear that everyone wants foreign players to be a part of the IPL, says BCCI official
While IPL 2020 has been postponed till April 15, there is very little chance of a shortened tournament in May as it might take months for normalcy to return
There have also been talks of having an IPL without foreign players considering that international borders have been locked down