People discuss if IPL should continue amidst rising COVID-19 cases in India.
India is currently seeing 2nd wave of COVID-19 cases and people are scrambling for resources. The condition of hospitals and the medical industry is worrisome and due to this, Indian Premier League matches have been facing criticism.
The cricket tournaments are ongoing and due to COVID-19 related problems, many cricketers have pulled out of the matches.
People have a different opinion about these matches as some think that it should be put on hold considering the health crisis and others believe it is a good distraction from the ongoing chaos.
Here is what people think of it and their opinions shared on Twitter:
I don’t get this issue about IPL.
Don’t watch it, if it offends you.
But let those who want the diversion right now have it.— Harini Calamur (#StayHome) (@calamur) April 25, 2021
It’s tricky. It’s tough. There are patients in isolation wards or quarantine who read the news paper daily and not reading sports and reading only about pandemic makes their mental battle more tough. So not a wiser choice IMO.
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) April 25, 2021
I think it’s more the absence of acknowledgement from them. They could convert IPL into a fundraiser for oxygen and other help for the poor and pledge all their endorsements for that right https://t.co/1ckdxHz7Fw
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) April 25, 2021
Of course people can ‘not watch IPL’. But that is not the point. A national tragedy is a time for EVERY SINGLE resource. Players are being tested every other day. Ambulances wait outside stadiums. Police requirement. These are resources that can save lives. And every life matters
— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) April 26, 2021
Why are IPL matches still happening in the middle of this horrid covid shitshow. All these stadiums have world-class facilities & more than ample space, why not use them for covid patients, ration distributing, vaccine drive or any of the 100 things more important than bat & ball
— Sankul Sonawane (@sankul333) April 21, 2021
Remember when @CricketAus cancelled their tour to South Africa because of 1,000 Covid cases a day but let their players play IPL with 325,000 cases per day. Standards.
— Dean Oelschig (@DeanOelsch) April 22, 2021
Indian cricketers’ families are dealing with Covid. Australian cricketers are nervous about travel. Tye has left. Ashwin won’t take part. Ponting and D Hussey have spoken frankly. The IPL may be a welcome distraction for many but don’t discount the mental stress on those playing
— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) April 26, 2021
What do you think?
