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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 22, 2020, 11:23:50 AM

Just now I checked the schedule for the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship, and was surprised to see that no matches were scheduled for April-May 2020. The IPL was supposed to happen during that time, and therefore the cricket boards decided not to play any bilateral matches during this period. But their calculations may get disrupted, in case IPL gets shifted to Q3 or Q4 2020.

Just to keep everyone update on this...

BCCI makes deal with the ICC and other boards, Its same business as usual as far as i know. In this deal BCCI gets open window for IPL, ICC gets big chunk of money and prominent boards gets money +commission + bilateral series on regular basis and on special cases in very suitable holidays. Ever wonder why Australia never visit any country on boxing day?

@JSRAW this is basic information that every diehard cricket fan should know, but anyway thanks for posting it here so all will now know it in case they weren’t aware of this. Furthermore there was a meeting between ICC and other board members yesterday to discuss on how they will plan the matches ahead if COVID-19 doesn’t go away, but the good news is the upcoming T20 World Cup is yet not effected by this virus.

Sources:

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1649461

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-board-discusses-contingency-plan-after-sourav-ganguly-welcomed-by-world-body-1660485-2020-03-27

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 22, 2020, 11:23:50 AM

Just now I checked the schedule for the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship, and was surprised to see that no matches were scheduled for April-May 2020. The IPL was supposed to happen during that time, and therefore the cricket boards decided not to play any bilateral matches during this period. But their calculations may get disrupted, in case IPL gets shifted to Q3 or Q4 2020.

Just to keep everyone update on this...

BCCI makes deal with the ICC and other boards, Its same business as usual as far as i know. In this deal BCCI gets open window for IPL, ICC gets big chunk of money and prominent boards gets money +commission + bilateral series on regular basis and on special cases in very suitable holidays. Ever wonder why Australia never visit any country on boxing day?

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 22, 2020, 12:04:06 PM

^^^^ Well... I think I have already posted about this. IPL during Q3/Q4 2020 is very unlikely. There are two reasons:

1. It won't be good to conduct IPL 2020 during Q3/Q4 2020 and then have the IPL 2021 a few months later during Q1/Q2 2021
2. Many of the bilateral tours, including large number of matches from the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship are supposed to be played during this time. Both IPL and WTC can't go simultaneously, as the players will be forced to chose one out of these options.

Its going to be interesting to see what the ICC does with the World Test Championship as it the world will most likely be in lock down for the majority of 2020. I think its best if everything is just put off this year and start fresh in 2021.

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^^^^ Well... I think I have already posted about this. IPL during Q3/Q4 2020 is very unlikely. There are two reasons:

1. It won't be good to conduct IPL 2020 during Q3/Q4 2020 and then have the IPL 2021 a few months later during Q1/Q2 2021
2. Many of the bilateral tours, including large number of matches from the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship are supposed to be played during this time. Both IPL and WTC can't go simultaneously, as the players will be forced to chose one out of these options.

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 22, 2020, 11:23:50 AM

Just now I checked the schedule for the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship, and was surprised to see that no matches were scheduled for April-May 2020. The IPL was supposed to happen during that time, and therefore the cricket boards decided not to play any bilateral matches during this period. But their calculations may get disrupted, in case IPL gets shifted to Q3 or Q4 2020.

Anyhow no matches will be possible during this time due to corona outbreak and if IPL will be rescheduled for September or October of this year then I guess it will definitely impact on other bilateral series which may lead to re-scheduling everything accordingly. I guess those threats due to corona may not settle down for next 2 to 3 months world wide which means ICC needs to re-schedule everything.

Not just with respect to cricket, I believe the entire world may go for resetting everything as most production houses are being stopped everywhere. So, it is not making any sense to worry about re-scheduling of cricket matches in this current emergency period of corona outbreak.

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Just now I checked the schedule for the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship, and was surprised to see that no matches were scheduled for April-May 2020. The IPL was supposed to happen during that time, and therefore the cricket boards decided not to play any bilateral matches during this period. But their calculations may get disrupted, in case IPL gets shifted to Q3 or Q4 2020.

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Quote from: Clement Kaliyar on March 21, 2020, 01:57:36 PM

Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 21, 2020, 02:39:59 AM

One passenger was complaining that the metro is very crowded (since they cancelled more than 50% of the services) and a lot of people were coughing and very few of them had masks on their face. Some of the countries are still being complacent.

It is really unfortunate to see that people are yet not taking things seriously, there are many positive reports coming from the UK and people are still taking things easily is just stupidity to the highest level. Recently there are reports about an actress who traveled from UK to India with a positive case and she shared space with many people who are also at risk and many are admitted and quarantined themselves. If people are not taking things seriously then it will be a huge issue which cannot be contained.

There is no cure for stupidity!
I somehow believe that scientists should first find a vaccine to cure stupidity and then for coronavirus. It has become pandemic because of these stupid people.

Is there any cricket player who is careless and do not take any precautionary measure on coronavirus ?
If you are talking about the general people practices over this virus, then this is not the right thread as this is only for the discussion of Cricket specifically Test Cricket.

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Quote from: Clement Kaliyar on March 21, 2020, 01:57:36 PM

Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 21, 2020, 02:39:59 AM

One passenger was complaining that the metro is very crowded (since they cancelled more than 50% of the services) and a lot of people were coughing and very few of them had masks on their face. Some of the countries are still being complacent.

It is really unfortunate to see that people are yet not taking things seriously, there are many positive reports coming from the UK and people are still taking things easily is just stupidity to the highest level. Recently there are reports about an actress who traveled from UK to India with a positive case and she shared space with many people who are also at risk and many are admitted and quarantined themselves. If people are not taking things seriously then it will be a huge issue which cannot be contained.

There is no cure for stupidity!
I somehow believe that scientists should first find a vaccine to cure stupidity and then for coronavirus. It has become pandemic because of these stupid people.

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 21, 2020, 02:39:59 AM

One passenger was complaining that the metro is very crowded (since they cancelled more than 50% of the services) and a lot of people were coughing and very few of them had masks on their face. Some of the countries are still being complacent.

It is really unfortunate to see that people are yet not taking things seriously, there are many positive reports coming from the UK and people are still taking things easily is just stupidity to the highest level. Recently there are reports about an actress who traveled from UK to India with a positive case and she shared space with many people who are also at risk and many are admitted and quarantined themselves. If people are not taking things seriously then it will be a huge issue which cannot be contained.

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As compared to countries like Italy, Spain, Germany and Switzerland the case reported in United Kingdom is still less. But, if people do not start imposing self quarantine by themselves then the government can also not help them.

People should understand that they are risking not only their lives but also the lives of their loved ones.

They should also understand that they are helping the virus to spread whenever they are going outside.

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^^^^ The United States and India have taken necessary precautions to reduce transmission. But the same can't be said about the United Kingdom. This was a scene from the London metro yesterday:

One passenger was complaining that the metro is very crowded (since they cancelled more than 50% of the services) and a lot of people were coughing and very few of them had masks on their face. Some of the countries are still being complacent.

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 21, 2020, 01:21:17 AM

^^^ Please check this one:

China is not an exception. Similar to other countries, China was able to contain the outbreak only after it killed thousands of people. Check this:

The only countries which have successfully contained the outbreak are Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, as these countries took precautions from a very early stage. But the other countries were not that lucky. China implemented a draconian lockdown, which is not practical in other countries.

@Visnu.Reang while I understand the economy of a country will take massive hit if they completely lock down, but under the given scenario all the countries in the world should lock down and save their citizens from this virus. It’s pertinent to note that US, India, UK and other countries reacted very late to this virus, and had they taken stringent actions in January this virus would never have spread so much.

Sources:

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-china-says-pompeo-lying-in-new-clash-over-bug

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/17/britain-uk-coronavirus-response-johnson-drops-go-it-alone/

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^^^ Please check this one:

China is not an exception. Similar to other countries, China was able to contain the outbreak only after it killed thousands of people. Check this:

The only countries which have successfully contained the outbreak are Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, as these countries took precautions from a very early stage. But the other countries were not that lucky. China implemented a draconian lockdown, which is not practical in other countries.

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 21, 2020, 12:04:23 AM

Quote from: pakhitheboss on March 20, 2020, 11:53:55 PM

I have stopped watching sports channel as they make me feel more depressed.

We still have the T20 World Cup and Oympics this year. I do not think they will be cancelled, most probably they might get postponed by a month or so.

LOL.. a month or so? Dude, you really think that the situation will improve in a month?

Here are some stats for you:

Total number of COVID 19 cases (medically confirmed)-

February 01: 14,553
February 15: 69,197
March 01: 88,585
March 15: 169,593
March 20: 275,593

As you can see, the number of new infections during the 5 day period between 15th and 20th March was more than what we had in the 15 day period preceding it. Still hopeful that the situation will improve in a month?

Note: all the data taken from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

You forgot that China has successfully contained the virus within a period of three months. There are no new cases coming out of the country. What we need to do is to put in place strict lockdown and harsh penalties. So, yes it is possible to stop the damm virus from infecting more people by taking the right decision.

Go and read few articles

https://www.wsj.com/articles/drop-in-new-coronavirus-cases-in-china-offers-hope-that-its-outbreak-is-ebbing-11582636045

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51519055

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Quote from: pakhitheboss on March 20, 2020, 11:53:55 PM

I have stopped watching sports channel as they make me feel more depressed.

We still have the T20 World Cup and Oympics this year. I do not think they will be cancelled, most probably they might get postponed by a month or so.

LOL.. a month or so? Dude, you really think that the situation will improve in a month?

Here are some stats for you:

Total number of COVID 19 cases (medically confirmed)-

February 01: 14,553
February 15: 69,197
March 01: 88,585
March 15: 169,593
March 20: 275,593

As you can see, the number of new infections during the 5 day period between 15th and 20th March was more than what we had in the 15 day period preceding it. Still hopeful that the situation will improve in a month?

Note: all the data taken from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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Quote from: erikalui on March 20, 2020, 03:13:15 PM

Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 20, 2020, 12:44:41 PM

Die hard cricket fans can watch highlights of the past matches. Most of the two dozen or so sports channels in India are showing these old matches. But I never watch these ones, as I don't get the same level of excitement that I get by watching the live matches. So for now, I have stopped watching cricket and I am currently using the time to watch movies (both Hollywood and Bollywood) as well as for learning new skills.

I can't watch repeat matches even when India is winning. Live is only fun.

With no IPL, this entire year is getting boring. It was so much fun to see India vs India where any team wins, I still can celebrate Sad

I have stopped watching sports channel as they make me feel more depressed.

We still have the T20 World Cup and Oympics this year. I do not think they will be cancelled, most probably they might get postponed by a month or so.

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Quote from: erikalui on March 20, 2020, 03:13:15 PM

Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 20, 2020, 12:44:41 PM

Die hard cricket fans can watch highlights of the past matches. Most of the two dozen or so sports channels in India are showing these old matches. But I never watch these ones, as I don't get the same level of excitement that I get by watching the live matches. So for now, I have stopped watching cricket and I am currently using the time to watch movies (both Hollywood and Bollywood) as well as for learning new skills.

I can't watch repeat matches even when India is winning. Live is only fun.

With no IPL, this entire year is getting boring. It was so much fun to see India vs India where any team wins, I still can celebrate Sad

Few Test match and ODI are worth it, list is long but mentioning only 3.

- 2005 Ashes (Best Ashes series)
- 2001 Aus vs India (One of the finest comeback story in World Test Cricket history)
- 3rd match of Ashes 2019 ( Best match in Ashes's history -Ben Stokes-)

Yesterday i watched 1 hour highlights of Aus vs Ind 2001 (KolKata Test)

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Quote from: Vishnu.Reang on March 20, 2020, 12:44:41 PM

Die hard cricket fans can watch highlights of the past matches. Most of the two dozen or so sports channels in India are showing these old matches. But I never watch these ones, as I don't get the same level of excitement that I get by watching the live matches. So for now, I have stopped watching cricket and I am currently using the time to watch movies (both Hollywood and Bollywood) as well as for learning new skills.

I can't watch repeat matches even when India is winning. Live is only fun.

With no IPL, this entire year is getting boring. It was so much fun to see India vs India where any team wins, I still can celebrate Sad

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Quote from: Clement Kaliyar on March 20, 2020, 08:24:08 AM

You cannot watch Netflix from two devices simultaneously but with prime and hotstar you can share the subscriptions

Wrong. You can watch Netflix on more than 2 devices simultaneously.

https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/how-many-devices-you-can-use-with-your-netflix-subscription-broken-down-by-each-plan/articleshow/69695911.cms

This is common knowledge and nothing new. Me and my friends have been watching stuff simultaneously for ages now. You can do the same with Prime and Hotstar too as you mentioned.

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Quote from: erikalui on March 20, 2020, 11:36:19 AM

I came here thinking you all are discussing cricket or may be hope of some cricket matches starting soon but the discussion is something else lol

Checked Espn and they are showing results of old matches between Ind and NZ and now just articles about COVID 19 :(Guess all matches postponed till May now.

I'm currently watching Contagion, The Great Plague and Spanish-flu documentaries and realizing those days were miserable with people believing in superstitions and mass burials.

Die hard cricket fans can watch highlights of the past matches. Most of the two dozen or so sports channels in India are showing these old matches. But I never watch these ones, as I don't get the same level of excitement that I get by watching the live matches. So for now, I have stopped watching cricket and I am currently using the time to watch movies (both Hollywood and Bollywood) as well as for learning new skills.

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