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Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium Will Host IPL 2021 Games Despite Rise in COVID-19 Cases in Maharashtra, Confirms MCA Official

He said this despite 10 groundsmen of the Wankhede stadium tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

With days to go for the start of the Indian Premier League and speculations that matches could be moved out of Mumbai amid rising in COVID-19 cases, a Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) on Saturday (April 3) night that matches will be played in the Wankhede Stadium. He said this despite 10 groundsmen tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

“We’ve sufficient ground staff and they all will be kept in isolation from Monday (April 5) till the Mumbai leg is over. There is no threat to the games,” said an MCA office-bearer even as city recording over 8600 new cases on Saturday.

 

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