Coronavirus Impact on Cricket: Corona virus has severely affected sports activities all over the world. This is the third time in the history of cricket that the sport has been affected globally. More than 8 thousand people have died worldwide due to corona virus.
Cricket began to get affected with the South African team’s tour of India being canceled and Pakistan Super League and New Zealand domestic cricket becoming the latest victims of the transition.
The tour of South African cricket team to India was canceled midway due to corona virus. The Sri Lanka tour of England team succumbed to this virus.
A match of the New Zealand team’s tour of Australia was played at the empty stadium, after which the tour had to be stopped. IPL 2020 has been pushed forward and is being considered to be done after a few months.
Around 75 years after the Second World War, cricket activities have come to a complete halt. According to media reports, after the introduction of Test cricket in 1877, the activities of cricket were affected due to external conditions twice before the present time.
It would be a coincidence that both times were affected by cricket due to World War. This is the first time cricket has suffered a disaster. For the first time cricket activities in India have also been stopped.
First World War (28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918):
During this period, there was no cricket activity in the world except for first class cricket in India. More than 210 first class cricketers were associated with the British Army, due to which England cricket was postponed from 2 September 1914. After this, Australia, New Zealand, D. Africa and West Indies also suspended their first class cricket.
First class cricket did not happen during this time:
- March 1913 to February 1920 in the West Indies
- September 1914 to May 1919 in England
- February 1915 to December 1918 in Australia
- April 1915 to December 1917 in New Zealand
- April 1914 to October 1919 in South Africa
- No break in India.
Second World War (1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945)
England ceased cricket activities as soon as the Second World War began. Australia kept the Sheffield Shield operational from 1939–40 to keep people’s morale up.
After that, he too had to stop the tournament. In South Africa, the West Indies and New Zealand, there were matches to raise funds. The Ranji Trophy and the Bombay Pantagular tournament continued in India.
First class cricket did not happen during this time:
- 2 September 1939 to 18 May 1945 in England
- 2 December 1941 to 22 November 1945 in Australia
- National tournaments postponed in West Indies
- National tournaments postponed in South Africa
- National tournaments postponed in New Zealand
- India: No break in first class tournaments