IPL franchises have decided that they will have the next meeting to decide the way forward only after the government comes up with a fresh advisory on or after April 14.
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday trolled teammate Yuzvendra Chahal during their Instagram live last evening over the latter's question on Mumbai Indians.
The IPL is currently suspended till April 15 due to the deadly outbreak of coronavirus in the country.
Sai Kishore said though the postponement of the league was unexpected owing to the coronavirus pandemic, it provided him enough time to fine-tune his skills.
The RR executive though said they are confident that the Board will take a decision keeping in mind the best interests of the franchises.
The uncertainty has seen players checking with franchises on the situation and road ahead and that has in turn seen the teams communicate with them on WhatsApp groups.
Kings XI Punjab also urged everyone to support Prime Minister's initiative to fight coronavirus pandemic in the country.
IPL 2020 was scheduled to begin from March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium but coronavirus concerns had urged the BCCI to postpone the tournament until April 15.
The economic implications of a season without IPL could be huge, admitted BCCI Players' body -- the Indian Cricketers' Association -- president Ashok Malhotra.
The IPL is currently suspended till April 15 in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
CSK bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji said that the former India skipper looked very intense during his training sessions even though he was making a return to competitive cricket post a sabbatical.
Bengal all-rounder will have to wait to don the Royal Challengers Bangalore red and gold as the possibility of having even a curtailed IPL is getting slimmer by the day with the rise of COVID-19 positive cases in India.
The 13th edition of the IPL is currently suspended till April 15 due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
The IPL was originally scheduled to start on March 29 with Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings in the curtain-raiser.
The official announcement will be made as soon as BCCI gets an announcement from the Indian government and the sports ministry on the visas. BCCI is likely to address the issue after April 15 when the 21-day nation-wide lockdown will end.
Had all gone according to plans, Dhoni and his Chennai Super Kings would have now been up in action against defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. But fate has put his return on hold.
Head coach Ravi Shastri had earlier said the IPL would decide the fate of Dhoni, who will turn 39 in July.
Justin Langer insisted that he was determined to let all the Australian players to take part in IPL before the COVID-19 pandemic forced suspension of the tournament till April 15.
Rohit said that he feels MI have made a few good purchases at the auction this year and hopes that the season starts whenever things settle.
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is hopeful for a curtailed IPL season.
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