Dubai: The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) faced plenty of obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the BCCI and Star finally operated a way to make sure that 2020 did not go by without the IPL. So, this year’s IPL is being held in closed doors with a bio-secure environment in the UAE.
The 2020 IPL has been a great success and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly couldn’t be glad of what the current season has made upto with various interesting things.
With many eye-catching moments already produced, the tournament is approaching its business end and based on what all has happened so far in the 49 games played. The 2020 edition cash-rich league will go down in the note of history as one of the most watched and unforgettable IPL.
“Unbelievable, and I am not surprised at all. When we were discussing with Star and all the people concerned – if we have to do it this year and one-month prior to the tournament, we were contemplating, whether this can happen or not, what will be the ultimate result of the bio-bubble and will it be successful,” Ganguly said on Star Sports’ show Cricket Live.
We decided to move ahead with our plan, because we wanted to bring normalcy in everyone’s lives and wanted to bring the game back. I am not surprised with the feedback,” Dada further stated.
The 2020 IPL has been a ‘smash hit’ as per Ganguly and his statement, there has been so much unexpected things involved. For the first time in IPL, they required two Super Overs to decide a winner. Kings XI Punjab made a remarkable way back from the bottom of the table.
“This is the best tournament in the world,” he said. “There have been so many super overs, we recently witnessed a double super over, we saw Shikhar Dhawan’s batting, we saw Rohit Sharma, we saw all the young players and we witnessed the comeback of KL Rahul’s KXIP from the bottom of the table.”
All such things have made the IPL the best tournament in the world, reckons Ganguly. “You will get everything here! I can bet you that the IPL has been a smashing success this year, in terms of the ratings, the number of people who have watched the game,” Ganguly concluded.
