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Melbourne, April 12:<\/strong> Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels a rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) can be conducted behind closed doors but it won't be easy to have a T20 World Cup without fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"... it's going to be hard for us to have crowds. I think if IPL goes ahead they can probably survive without any crowds, but I can't see the T20 World Cup surviving without any people there," Maxwell told ABC Grandstand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's going to be hard for us to justify having a World Cup when we can't get people into the grounds. So I can't see it happening in the near future. We've got to take care of everyone''s health and wellbeing."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has admitted that the chances of the 2020 season of the IPL starting any time soon is bleak.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With the number of coronavirus infections and deaths continuing to rise, a number of states around the country have extended the lockdown which was initially supposed to end on April 15 -- the same date that IPL 2020 was postponed after the BCCI deemed that it would not be possible to start on March 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The T20 World Cup, on the other hand, is scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November.IPL can survive without crowds, not T20 World Cup: Maxwell
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\r\nMelbourne, April 12 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels a rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) can be conducted behind closed doors but it won't be easy to have a T20 World Cup without fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"... it's going to be hard for us to have crowds. I think if IPL goes ahead they can probably survive without any crowds, but I can't see the T20 World Cup surviving without any people there," Maxwell told ABC Grandstand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's going to be hard for us to justify having a World Cup when we can't get people into the grounds. So I can't see it happening in the near future. We've got to take care of everyone''s health and wellbeing."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has admitted that the chances of the 2020 season of the IPL starting any time soon is bleak.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With the number of coronavirus infections and deaths continuing to rise, a number of states around the country have extended the lockdown which was initially supposed to end on April 15 -- the same date that IPL 2020 was postponed after the BCCI deemed that it would not be possible to start on March 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The T20 World Cup, on the other hand, is scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glenn-Maxwell.jpg", "alt_img": "Glenn Maxwell", "alt_title": "Glenn Maxwell", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "IPL can survive without crowds, not T20 World Cup: Glenn Maxwell On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Melbourne, April 12:\u00a0Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels a rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) can be conducted behind closed doors but it won't be easy to have a T20 World Cup without", "seo_keywords": "Glenn Maxwell", "tag": "", "tagging": "Glenn Maxwell,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ipl-can-survive-without-crowds-not-t20-world-cup-glenn-maxwell", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1353", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-04-12 21:37:47", "updated": "2020-04-12 21:37:47", "img_from": "IANS", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-04-12 21:37:47", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-04-12 21:37:47", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ipl-can-survive-without-crowds-not-t20-world-cup-glenn-maxwell-59664" }