Shah Rukh Khan Attends Indian Premier League Meet Over Coronavirus
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan, the co-owner of the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), attended the IPL Governing Council meeting of Coronovirus at the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai.
He said everyone in the meeting felt that the safety of the spectators, players, and management comes first.
The actor took to Twitter and posted a series of tweets.
“1/2 Wonderful to meet all the Franchise owners ‘off the field’ so to say. The meeting by @Bcci and @ipl was to reiterate what all of us feel…safety first of the spectators, players management & cities we play in. All directives of the health agencies & govt to be followed..,” Khan tweeted.
In another tweeted, Khan wrote: “2/2. Hope the spread of the virus subsides & the show can go on. BCCI & team owners in consultation with the govt will keep a close watch & decide the way fwd in the health interest of ever1. Lovely 2 meet every1 & then sanitise ourselves repeatedly..@SGanguly99 @JayShah #BPatel.”
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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah, Mukesh Ambani’s son Akash Ambani and Delhi Capitals co-owner Partha Jindal also reached the BCCI headquarters for the meeting.
Earlier on Friday, the BCCI decided to postpone the IPL to 15 April as a precaution amid the prevailing coronavirus situation. The central government has suspended all visas to India till 15 April as part of measures to spread the epidemic.
The 13th edition of the IPL was scheduled to begin on March 29, where the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings met for the first match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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