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Coronavirus pandemic
Michael Hussey tests positive for COVID-19 in India
Hussey’s manager has confirmed the former Australian cricketer and IPL batting coach has tested positive to the coronavirus.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Australian cricket
Postponement of IPL leaves Australian players stranded in India
The sensational development came after a member of David Warner’s team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, became the latest player to test positive to coronavirus.
- by Andrew Wu and Malcolm Conn
‘Blood on your hands’: PM labels Slater’s India ban comments ‘absurd’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has denied he has “blood on his hands” after former Australian cricketer Michael Slater said the India flight ban was a “disgrace”.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘Nobody is coping’: Ex-Socceroo’s seven-month Indian hotel hell
For the last seven months, Erik Paartalu has only left his Bengaluru hotel room to train and play for his Indian Premier League side. And there is no end in sight.
- by Dominic Bossi
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Australian cricket
Raft of positive tests plunges IPL into further turmoil
The Indian Premier League has been rocked by another COVID-19 scare, with Kolkata Knight Riders players and staff isolating after multiple players fell ill.
- by Daniel Cherny and Malcolm Conn
Volcanic ash forces re-think for Windies tour venues
Australia’s players are due to fly to the Caribbean in late June for a suite of white ball matches in the lead up to this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.
- by Andrew Wu
Opinion
Opinion
‘We can give back’: Easy to condemn IPL from afar but far more complex for players
We can argue the case, but are our opinions at home really more important than a member of the IPL caravan living in a lockdown bubble amid a deathly crisis?
- by Malcolm Knox
‘They shut the avenue off’: Umpire Reiffel thwarted in bid to leave IPL
Former Test seamer turned umpire Paul Reiffel had his bags packed and tickets booked for a flight to Sydney from Doha only to be told he would have to stay in India.
- by Andrew Wu
Opinion
India
Cricket lurches on through India’s COVID crisis, but Olympics don’t have the same support
The IPL continuing amid India’s COVID tidal wave is a testament to the country’s attachment to cricket. Japan has no such attachment to the Olympics.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Australian cricket
Why is the IPL playing on amid COVID-19 crisis? ‘Humanity’, of course
As the COVID-19 crisis grows in India and some Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League grow jittery, the question begs: why is it being played at all?
- by Greg Baum
T20 World Cup may be moved to UAE, Australian IPL players not expecting ‘free rides’ home
The future of this year’s T20 World Cup is up in the air as India battles to contain a disastrous second wave of COVID-19.
- by Andrew Wu and Daniel Cherny