Ganguly revealed how concerned they were before the start of the tournament.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is happy with how Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has progressed till now. He said the television ratings of the world's best cricket tournament have gone through the roof.
Ganguly, in a chat with StarSports, talked about how they were worried about the tournament taking place in a pandemic. There was concern about the safety of the players. BCCI didn't have much time for the preparations of the tournament but they still went on with it.
"Unbelievable (ratings have gone through the roof). I am not surprised by that. We were discussing with Star (official broadcasters) and all the people concerned, whether we should do it or not. One month before the tournament, we were not sure. We weren’t sure whether the bio-bubble would be effective.
"No one knew what was going to happen but we trusted and went ahead. We felt life should return to normalcy, we wanted the game to come back. I am not surprised by the feedback. It’s the best tournament in the world. I can bet you, the IPL has been smashing success in terms of the ratings, the number of people who are watching," Ganguly said.
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The BCCI president and former India captain mentioned the highlights of the tournament and said the excitement this season has been very high.
"Look at the number of super overs, there was a double super (KXIP vs MI) over. Look at Shikhar Dhawan’s batting, look at Rohit Sharma, look at youngsters who are performing, KL Rahul, look at Chris Gayle’s comeback.
"Kings XI Punjab are slowly coming back from behind. We are seeing that as well. You get everything in the IPL. The tag line was ‘IPL will get over, but play will not’. The action will continue with the ISL. Hopefully, it will be a cracker of a season again," he added.