This IPL may be different from earlier: KKR CEO Venky Mysore

NEW DELHI: The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) like most of the few sports competitions that have been held around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic, could take place with no fans in the stadium.

Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore said that this would make this year's edition of the popular T20 tournament quite different from any other edition and could have an effect on the players.

"I think it's safe to say that it'll be very different. In the IPL, the players will experience no crowds for the first time," Mysore told Sportskeeda in a Facebook live interview. However he feels that crowd play a big role in the IPL. Giving an example he said, "KKR's mercurial all-rounder Andre Russell, whose stunning 49 off 19 balls single handedly won KKR their season opener last year against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens. I feel crowd had a big role to play in Russell's innings. (IANS).

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