Pat Cummins preparing for IPL in empty stadiums

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Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins is “super hopeful” that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will go ahead this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, even if it means matches are initially played in empty stadiums. The start of the Twenty20 tournament, originally scheduled for March 29, has been deferred to April 15 and another postponement looks inevitable as India locks down to prevent the spread of the virus. Cummins has good reason to want the IPL to get underway having attracted a bid of $2.18 million (Rs. 15.5 crore) from the Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition’s annual auction, a record for a non-Indian player. The ICC test player of the year, however, says getting the league...

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