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Pandemic Casts Dark Shadows As India Prepares For IPL 2021

By AFP News April 07, 2021 • 17:22 PM View: 2290

Mumbai Indians will start their campaign to become the first side to win three straight Indian Premier League titles in an empty stadium in Chennai on Friday, as the pandemic casts a dark shadow over the tournament.

Their opponents Royal Challengers Bangalore have two of the four players in the league who have tested positive in the secure team bio-bubbles, and many have highlighted the stresses of moving into a new eight-week lockdown.

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