Updated March 13th, 2020 at 18:58 IST
IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals support BCCI's decision to postpone IPL with admirable tweet
IPL 2020: The upcoming IPL has been pushed to April 15, 2020 due to the outbreak of coronavirus. The decision was taken on Friday afternoon by the BCCI.
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In a massive statement released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday, March 13, the launch date of the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) has been pushed to April 15. The much-anticipated T20 event was initially scheduled to commence on March 29 with a match between last year’s finalists Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. The BCCI’s decision comes on the backdrop of the ongoing country-wide panic created by the highly-contagious Coronavirus.
🚨Announcement🚨: #VIVOIPL suspended till 15th April 2020 as a precautionary measure against the ongoing Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) situation.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 13, 2020
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IPL postponed: Rajasthan Royals support BCCI’s decision of postponing IPL 2020
After BCCI’s announcement of IPL’s postponement, Rajasthan Royals took to Twitter and supported their decision with an admirable tweet. In the tweet, the franchise admired BCCI’s decision and stated that the health and safety of every player and fan is of ‘utmost importance’ to them. They also acknowledged the new IPL postponed date 2020 by expressing their excitement of getting into action in April.
The health and safety of our players, fans and management is of utmost importance to us. We look forward to seeing you all in April :)#RoyalsFamily | #HallaBol https://t.co/uU5jy6h4xQ
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 13, 2020
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Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2020
During the recently concluded IPL 2020 trading window, Rajasthan Royals retained 11 of their cricketers including Australian talisman Steve Smith. Steve Smith was also later appointed as the captain of the Rajasthan-based T20 unit for the upcoming season. The franchise also purchased 11 players at the IPL 2020 auction which includes the likes of former Orange Cap and Purple Cap winners, i.e. Robin Uthappa and Andrew Tye respectively. Here, we take a look at the entire squad of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming, albeit postponed IPL 2020 season.
Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Oshane Thomas, Anirudha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran.
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Published March 13th, 2020 at 18:58 IST
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