BCCI postpones knockout stage of Cooch Behar Trophy owing to Covid-19

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday has announced the postponement of the knockout stages of the Cooch Behar Trophy. The decision was taken after the surge of positive Covid-19 cases within the teams. The matches were scheduled to take place in Pune.

However, the eight teams that have qualified for the Cooch Behar Trophy knockouts. They are – Mumbai, Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bengal. They were about to play four-day knockout games starting Tuesday as well.

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“The Board will continue to monitor the situation and identify a new window” – BCCI

“Keeping everyone’s health and safety in mind, the knockout matches to be held in Pune have been put on hold until further notice. The BCCI had conducted 93 matches across 20 venues in the league stage. The Board will continue to monitor the situation and identify a new window once the situation improves,” said the BCCI in their official statement.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the postponement of the knockout stage matches of the Cooch Behar Trophy following some positive COVID-19 cases within the team environment,” it further added.

So far, plenty of positive cases have been reported among players, staff and officials in most of the teams. And, they are from the knockout stages as well.