Ness Wadia believes that this edition of IPL will be the most-watched in the tournament’s history. He also gave a nod to the idea of daily testing of players during IPL 2020 to safeguard public health in this troublesome situation.
Ness Wadia on daily testing during IPL 2020
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia on Friday said that strict protocols must be executed to save everyone associated with IPL 2020 from the threat of the COVID-19. Once the chairman of IPL Governing Council Brijesh Patel announced the final dates of IPL 2020, discussions started over the most anticipated cricket event of this year. The franchises are now waiting to receive the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines from the board. Ness Wadia speaking on the same said, “Strict safety protocols have to be put in place both for off-field and on-field activities to make the IPL safe and successful. They should not be compromised at all.”
He told PTI that as much testing as possible should be done and he would not mind daily testing as well. “I would want as much testing as possible and preferably daily. If I was a cricketer, I would be very happy in getting myself tested everyday. There is no harm in it.” Ness Wadia also advocated the idea of setting up bio-secure arrangement for IPL 2020 and according to him the BCCI should seriously think about it. He opined, “UAE also has a very high testing rate (472,575 per million) and they have all the technology at their disposal. The BCCI will need the help of local government in ensuring adequate testing is done.”
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Prediction by Ness Wadia
Ness Wadia predicted that IPL 2020 would be the most-watched one IPL season in the world ever. “I would be surprised if this IPL is not the most-watched ever. I am talking worldwide and not only India. Therefore, the benefit to sponsors would be tremendous and I am sure they will see it that way. The benefit to them will be more than previous editions considering more people will tune in to watch fresh live sport.”
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He further hoped that IPL 2020 would bring much-needed optimism to daily life when people living in threat of the COVID-19 daily worldwide. He also gave credit to the board for finding a window to fit in IPL 2020. “The IPL will bring much-needed optimism to the pessimism we live in today. Credit to the BCCI to have a found a window in the current scenario.”
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