Covid-19: Remembering the ones we have lost
May 12, 2021
Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic hit sport in March 2020, forcing games to be played behind closed doors, and then getting cricket called off altogether. The PSL was suspended before the semi-finals, and all cricket ground to a halt. The men's T20 World Cup was postponed to 2021, the IPL to later in the year, and the launch of the Hundred deferred to 2021. International cricket only returned in July, when West Indies played in England in a biosecure bubble. In 2021, the PSL was hit by Covid again and its second half postponed.
Piyush Chawla's father dies of post-Covid-19 complications
May 10, 2021 The Indian legspinner, who was part of the Mumbai Indians squad at IPL 2021, shared the news of the bereavement on Monday
KKR's Tim Seifert tests positive for Covid-19, to be treated in Chennai before flying home
May 8, 2021 The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter failed both his pre-departure tests and "is experiencing moderate symptoms"
PCB approaches Emirates Cricket Board to host remainder of PSL 2021 in the UAE
May 7, 2021 The franchises had requested the PCB to shift the games out of Karachi because of the pandemic
Three men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying events called off because of Covid-19
May 7, 2021 Italy, Germany and Denmark move up as a result because of their positions in the ICC rankings
Former Rajasthan legspinner Vivek Yadav dies of Covid-19-related complications
May 6, 2021 The 36-year-old was undergoing treatment for cancer
England counties offer to host remainder of IPL 2021 in September
May 6, 2021 MCC, Surrey, Warwickshire and Lancashire part of group; existing schedules remain a challenge
Two weeks apart, Veda Krishnamurthy loses mother and sister to Covid-19
May 6, 2021 Veda tested negative after visiting her family a few weeks ago; has not been able to visit them since then
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on IPL 2021 bubble breach: 'Travelling could have been an issue'
May 6, 2021 Says the board will have to do a 'post-mortem' to understand the situation inside the biosecurity bubble
Raging pandemic, air travel, SOP loopholes - why IPL 2021 couldn't repeat UAE success
May 5, 2021
| Analysis
Six months after an incident-free tournament overseas, there was no room for error this time given the ground situation