Curtailed IPL is one among seven options discussed at owners' meeting: BCCI source
Mumbai: The BCCI on Saturday discussed the option of conducting a curtailed Indian Premier League with the eight IPL franchise owners in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has led to the event being suspended by a fortnight.
The BCCI on Friday suspended the IPL from March 29 to April 15 and also called off the ODI series against South Africa.
"There were six to seven options discussed during the meeting between team owners and BCCI including a curtailed IPL," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity after the meeting here.
In India, there have been two deaths and more than 80 positive COVID-19 cases, resulting in a government directive to shut the fans out of sporting events to avoid large gatherings.
The source also confirmed that shifting the tournament abroad was not discussed at all in the meeting.
COVID-19 has resulted in more than 5,000 deaths globally.
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia said: "BCCI, IPL and (official broadcaster) Star (Sports) are clear that we are not looking at financial loss."
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Four children drown in water-filled pit in Nanded
Nanded (PTI): Four children, aged between 10 and 13 years, drowned in a water-filled pit near a drain work site in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, police said.
The incident occurred around 11.30 am near MGR Garden in the Degloor Naka area of the city, said an official.
According to the police, the civic body is constructing a drain in the area. There is a 15-foot-deep pit near the site where wastewater had accumulated, they said.
Four children, all residents of Islampura, went to the spot to play and eventually entered the water without gauging its depth, said the official.
Hearing their cries, police and local residents rushed to the spot but could not save the boys, he said.
The children have been identified as Mohammad Adnan Mohammad Feroz (10), Mohammad Ali Mohammad Idris (13), Sayyed Irfan Sayyed Feroz (13) and Aayan Ibrahim Bagwan (11).
No case has been registered so far, he added.
