<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">There is obviously a lot of anticipation over the conduct of the long-awaited IPL. The popular cash-rich tournament is normally held in the March-May window but because of reasons that have been well documented there was a great deal of suspense over whether it would be held at all. Now of course the suspense is over, the IPL will be held in the UAE from September 19 to November 10 and the long wait has already whetted the appetite of cricket fans. And summing up the euphoria is King&rsquo;s XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia who is confident that the 13th edition of the event is set to be ``the best ever.&rsquo;&rsquo; But he is also concerned about the safety of the players and all others involved. ``Even if there is one Covid-19 case the IPL could be doomed&rsquo;&rsquo; he said after the owners&rsquo; meeting on Wednesday.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/119/502714/5f3ba90198795/1597745237822.jpg"" owidth=1061 oheight=675" style="width: 600px; height: 382px;" />Wadia has a point. For one thing, the coronavirus threat is still looming large the world over, and as there are over 6000 active cases in the UAE the conduct of the IPL has not received unanimous approval. Secondly, the IPL is a mega event attracting worldwide attention and if it is to be affected in any way by Covid19 it will not just be a question of eyebrows being raised and questions asked. The BCCI has sent an exhaustive 16-page SOP to teams for the smooth conduct of the tournament. It requires players, support staff team officials and owners to be part of the biosecure environment. Wadia himself has not decided on traveling to the UAE for the tournament but emphasized that safety cannot be compromised. ``We have to adjust and acclimatize to the biosecure environment. Extraneous circumstances require ordinary people to do extraordinary things&rsquo;&rsquo; he added.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/119/502714/5f3ba90198795/1597745378085.jpg"" owidth=1048 oheight=1746" style="width: 600px; height: 1000px;" />Indeed, with eight teams and 60 games spread over 53 days, the organizers cannot afford any slip-up especially with local officials talking in terms of allowing a limited number of spectators at the three venues. One remembers all too well the incident involving Jofra Archer last month in England. He took a detour to go home &ndash; a basic human urge - but in these fraught times his move almost put entire England &ndash; West Indies series in jeopardy as he had breached medical and security protocols. The officials have to ensure that while cricket prospers on the field the larger picture of everyone&rsquo;s welfare is not ignored. The virus remains a threat and the hunger for profit should not override health concerns for everyone associated with the conduct of the IPL.

IPL: EUPHORIA FINE BUT THERE IS ALSO RESPONSIBILITY

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