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<ul><li>The <keyword id="12282" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-vs-South-Africa">India vs South Africa</keyword> series ODI series has been cancelled due to <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>.</li><li>The South African team will soon return to their homes from Delhi.</li><li>The IPL has also been postponed to April 15 due to the disease.</li></ul>The coronavirus outbreak has a new victim and this time, it is the India vs South Africa ODI series. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today postponed the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-2020-postponed-to-april-15-as-the-game-will-have-no-charisma-without-foreign-players/articleshow/74611334.cms">IPL 2020</a> and has now decided to call off the <keyword id="1323001" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-South-Africa">India South Africa</keyword> series. The first match between the two sides which was scheduled to be held in Dharamshala was washed out due to rain. The two sides had reached Lucknow earlier today for the second match. The second match was supposed to be held in Lucknow on March 16 and the third match in Kolkata on March 18. The matches were to be played behind closed doors The BCCI had yesterday <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/lucknow-kolkata-odis-to-be-held-in-empty-stadiums-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/articleshow/74600486.cms">announced</a> that the two remaining ODI matches will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the matches have been abandoned all together due to the deadly disease. Move comes after IPL postponement The decision to cancel the two ODI matches comes just a few hours after the IPL 2020 was postponed from March 29 to April 15. “With the IPL being postponed, it only made sense that at this point of time, this series is also called off. The country is facing a serious pandemic,” a BCCI official told PTI. The official added that the South African team will soon leave for their home. “The South African team will come to Delhi and leave by taking the earliest available flight,” the official added. IPL may meet the same fate At the moment it is not clear why the closed-door games were cancelled. The IPL 2020 is also expected to be played behind closed doors and the cancellation of the ODI series may be a hint of things to come for the IPL 2020. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-2020-postponed-to-april-15-as-the-game-will-have-no-charisma-without-foreign-players/articleshow/74611334.cms">IPL 2020 postponed to April 15 as the game will have no ‘charisma’ without foreign players</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/mumbai-indians-chennai-super-kings-and-royal-challengers-will-be-worst-hit-if-ipl-is-played-behind-closed-doors/articleshow/74595197.cms">Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be worst hit if IPL is played behind closed doors</a>

India-South Africa series cancelled due to coronavirus threat

Kingston, May 16 () Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief Ricky Skerritt has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has put the region's already ailing cricket body into "Intensive Care Unit" and it will have to go for cost cutting measures to ride out the financial crisis. The coronavirus outbreak, which has infected over 45 lakh people globally, has forced a global sporting shutdown, including cricket."This crisis has put our already poor financial state into ICU. It is like going to the doctor with an illness, and as he is about to prescribe the medication, you get a stroke," Skerritt said in an interview with Guardian Media Sports. West Indies was scheduled to tour England in June but it has been postponed now due to the COVID-19 outbreak. South Africa's tour of West Indies in July-August for five T20Is and two Tests is also in doubt. New Zealand was also scheduled to tour West Indies in July to play three ODIs and three T20Is but that series too is under threat.Skerritt said a committee was set up after accounting and financial management consulting firm PKF had presented a 63-page review report last December. This committee, which has been entrusted with the task of assessing the financial implications for future international tours and rescheduling or cancellation of events among other things, is expected to present its report at the board's next quarterly meeting on May 27."What this committee will do is to look at that and also look at the emergency situation that this COVID-19 pandemic has thrown us into and recommend what can be done," Skerritt said."This committee may expect to be looking to not massage on the body but make deep surgical incisions, as far as the cutting-back process goes. What we have been doing all the while is cost saving, but I think the time has come for cost cutting. "We have about 100 cricketers on retainers, and the board has had to fund this professional league. This has come at great expense to us, and all these things will be looked at," he added. ATK BSBS

West Indies cricket in 'ICU' due to COVID-19 pandemic, says its chief

<ul><li><keyword id="10148" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Andrew-Symonds" source="Orion">Andrew Symonds</keyword> was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, <keyword id="6355478" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="australia" source="Orion">Australia</keyword>.</li><li><keyword id="10147" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="symonds" source="Orion">Symonds</keyword> averaged 40.61 with the bat from 26 Tests for his country, but was perhaps best known for his exploits in white-ball cricket.</li><li>Symonds also played 14 T20I for Australia, managing 337 runs and eight wickets.</li></ul>Andrew Symonds, the two-time <keyword id="608669" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-Cup-winner" source="Orion">World Cup winner</keyword> and one of the most recognisable faces in international cricket, was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Police confirmed that the 46-year-old died at the scene of the mishap. "Early information indicates, shortly after 11 p.m. (Australian time) the car was being driven on Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge when it left the roadway and rolled," the police statement said. "Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant. However, he died of his injuries. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating." Symonds averaged 40.61 with the bat from 26 Tests for his country, but was perhaps best known for his exploits in white-ball cricket. He featured in 198 ODIs -- scoring six centuries and 30 half-centuries -- while also contributing 133 wickets with his handy off-spin and gentle medium pace. It was at the 2003 World Cup where Symonds burst on to the stage with perhaps his greatest innings, as he smashed Pakistan with an unbeaten 143 in Johannesburg early in the event and helped Australia remain unbeaten and defeat India in a one-sided final. The stocky right-hander was also part of the victorious World Cup side at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies as Australia claimed their fourth 50-over World Cup title. Symonds also played 14 T20I for Australia, managing 337 runs and eight wickets. His death is the second famous Australia cricketer to tragically pass away in 2022, after champion leg-spinner Shane Warne died from a heart-attack in Thailand in March. Former wicketkeeper Rod Marsh also passed away from a heart attack earlier this year. Cricket Australia chair, Lachlan Henderson, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au that, "Australian cricket has lost another of its very best. Andrew was a generational talent who was instrumental in Australia's success at World Cups and as part of Queensland's rich cricket history. He was a cult figure to many who was treasured by his fans and friends. "On behalf of Australian cricket our deepest sympathies are with Andrew's family, team-mates, and friends." In the 26 Tests he played for Australia, Symonds scored 1,462 runs at 40.61 and picked up 24 wickets. He scored a superb unbeaten 162 against India in the 2008 Sydney Test, which helped the hosts to a 122-run victory. However, the match ended in controversy over the 'Monkeygate scandal'. The all-rounder accused India spinner Harbhajan Singh of calling him a "monkey", which triggering a verbal confrontation between the two teams and India threatened to cancel the tour after Harbhajan was initially suspended for three matches. But, it was white-ball cricket that was Symond's forte. Affectionately called 'Roy', the hard-hitter played 198 ODIs, scoring 5,088 runs and taking 133 wickets. Symonds was born in Birmingham but shifted base to Australia with his adoptive parents, according to cricket.com.au. He became an integral part of Australia's Word Cup-winning campaigns in 2003 and 2007, with both bat and ball. His 143 against the Wasim Akram-led Pakistan in Australia's opening match of the 2003 edition in Johannesburg was where Symonds announced his arrival on the international scene. The right-handed batter's match-winning knock came off just 125 deliveries and was embellished with 18 fours and two maximums. In the last-four clash against Sri Lanka, Symonds came at a time when Australia were struggling on 3/53. The champion all-rounder went on to score an unbeaten 91 to help the defending champions finally manage 212/7, which turned out to be the winning total in a rain-affected match. During the 2007 World Cup, Australia cruised through the pool games, easily defeating Sri Lanka in the decider in Barbados. He finished his twin World Cup campaigns averaging 103, and a strike rate of 93.29. "I think it's the fear factor he puts into the opposition because he can clear the boundary on a regular basis," former Australian captain Ian Chappell had said of Symonds. "He is going to create some run outs for you. He'll take a blinding catch and he has been very, very tidy with the ball now for a long time," Chappell had said. Queensland Cricket Chair Chris Simpson said the cricket community was devastated by Symonds' death. "On behalf of Queensland Cricket, we express our deepest sympathies to his family and will do whatever we can to assist them," he said to the website. "It is a shattering loss to those nearest to him, and his wide circle of friends which extend to all corners of the cricketing world. "His untimely passing will also resonate deeply with the many fans who thrilled to his efforts with bat, ball and in the field. He stood out for his skill, courage and determination, and the fans who saw him at his best will never forget his impact on a game. "We are all hurting and will miss him greatly. His former teammates will remember his loyalty to the playing group and recall the fun times with great fondness, and sorrow that he is gone. "He loved Queensland and its outdoor lifestyle and valued and respected the opportunities he had as a youngster growing up in North Queensland that enabled him to go onto represent his state and country." In recent years, Symonds did commentary in the Big Bash League.

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