MUMBAI (Reuters) – Fans shall be allowed to attend matches throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins on Saturday, with COVID-19 restrictions easing within the nation, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) stated on Wednesday.
The Chennai Super Kings will face the Kolkata Knight Riders within the opening match of the favored Twenty20 league on the Wankhede Stadium with a 25% occupancy restrict.
“This match shall be a momentous event as the fifteenth version of the IPL will welcome the followers again to the stadiums after a quick hiatus owing to the pandemic,” the BCCI stated in a press release.
Infections in India have fallen to their lowest in additional than a 12 months in latest days. The nation has seen greater than 43 million infections, with over 516,500 deaths.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
