At the moment when all cricket boards are cancelling the tour due to Coronavirus, Sri Lanka Cricket has appealed to BCCI not to cancel the tour and in mid-July, The limited-overs series tour has been asked to continue. The Indian board, however, feels that this is almost impossible. A BCCI official told IANS that although there is still some time in it, it seems almost impossible for the Indian team to visit Sri Lanka in July. Sri Lankan cricket has appealed to the BCCI not to cancel the tour in mid-July, according to a report published in the Sri Lankan newspaper Iceland.
He said, ‘I would say that it seems almost impossible to have a tour at this time. First, we have to take one step at a time, given the current situation. You might know that some of our players are stuck in Mumbai and Bangalore at this time. Both these zones are greatly affected by the coronavirus. Instead of going into the question of whether the Indian team will tour without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, I will ask whether international traffic will be possible? So we have to adopt a policy of waiting.
He said, ‘But, with the strength of the government fighting the Coronavirus, I doubt that we will be in a position to travel outside in the middle of July. The BCCI will certainly try to fulfil all its commitments, but security is a priority given the current situation. Also, there is no approval to bring players from the red zone to the green zone. If the government approves it in the near future, then let’s see what happens and whether we can start domestic cricket. The focus is on domestic cricket at this time.
