More than 20,000 COVID-19 tests will be carried out during the much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, tournaments medical partner said on Thursday with the world’s richest cricket league set to start on September 19 in the UAE.

IPL 2020: More than 20,000 COVID-19 tests planned during the tournament

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that as many as 13 personnel involed in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 have been tested positive for COVID-19 including two players.

IPL 2020: BCCI confirms 13 positive COVID-19 cases after initial rounds of testing

Indian players and support staff will have to return negative for COVID-19 at least five times before they start training in the UAE and subsequently will be tested every fifth day during the IPL, according to a draft prepared by the BCCI.

Players to be tested every 5th day during IPL, seven-day quarantine for kin who breaches bio-bubble