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The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is on the verge of cancelation after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21-day lockdown to tackle Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The cancellation of IPL looks inevitable. BCCI had already postponed the star-studded eight-team league to April 15 earlier this month. However, the situation around the pandemic worsened since then with confirmed cases surging towards the 500-mark in India. Sporting events around the globe have been affected by the pandemic. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 has been postponed to 2021.

India have confirmed 60 positive cases in the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak which has led to over 4,500 deaths globally. The Indian government issued a fresh advisory with a ban on all foreign visas, except a few categories like diplomatic and employment, till April 15 amid the novel coronavirus scare in the country. As a result, No foreign player will be available until April 15 due to the aforementioned restrictions imposed by the Indian government. "The foreign players who play in the IPL come under the Business Visa category. As per the government's directive, they can't come till April 15," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The new edition of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to start on March 29.

South Africa Legends have announced their squad for the Road Safety World Series, gets underway on March 7. This squad includes a number of former legends including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Jonty Rhodes to lit up the competition. The first match of the eleven matches series will be played between India Legends and West Indies Legends on March 7 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Squad: Jonty Rhodes (c), Andrew Butch James, Andrew Hall, Garnett John Peter Kruger, J Rudolph, Albie Morkel, JJ Van Der Wath, Neil Rhodes, Lance Klusener, Martin Van Jaarsveld, Morne Van Wyk, Paul Harris, Ryan McLaren.