Chennai: The fifth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League, which was scheduled to begin on June 10, has been postponed on Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has decided to postpone the 5th edition of TNPL tournament which was to start from June 10," TNCA honorary secretary RS Ramasaamy said in a press release.
The revised schedule will be released in due course, the release added.
The forthcoming edition of TNPL was set to be an eight-team affair with the final scheduled for 12 July.
The COVID-19 spread and the lockdown in place to control the virus spread has caused havoc with sporting schedules across the globe leading to cancellation or postponement of numerous events including the Olympics and the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
Importantly, Ramasaamy said that the TNCA would have talked with all the stakeholders including the franchise owners, the broadcasters, the local organisers and the other relevant authorities in a couple of days.
There will be no TNPL games in Chennai this season. In fact, the TNCA has added Salem and Coimbatore as the two new venues for this season’s edition of the league.