Rajasthan Royals pacer Andrew Tye, who left for Australia midway the IPL in the wake of COVID-19 surge in India, questioned whether it was right for the government and the franchises to spend so much money on the league.
Tye, however, said the league should go ahead if it was a means to relieving stress or giving a glimmer of hope to those who are suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Looking at it from an Indian point of view, how are these companies and franchises spending so much money, and the government, on the IPL when there’s people not being able to get accepted into hospital?
“If sport can continue and be one of those avenues to relieve stress or give a glimmer of hope that the world is OK and there is light at the end of the tunnel, I think it should go ahead,” Tye was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
Tye left the IPL on Sunday as he feared getting “locked out” of his own country in the wake of the surge in India.
Meanwhile, Australian duo of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa also withdrew citing “personal reasons”.