Cummins preparing for IPL in empty stadiums

Australia's Pat Cummins appeals with team mates for LBW to dismiss England's Joe Root during the first day of the first Ashes cricket test match.Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins is"super hopeful" that the Indian Premier League will go ahead this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, even if it means matches are initially played in empty stadiums.

Cummins has good reason to want the IPL to get underway having attracted a bid of $2.18 million from the Kolkata Knight Riders in the competition's annual auction, a record for a non-Indian player. "The first priority is safety but the second one is getting back to normality, finding that balance," the 26-year-old, named one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year on Wednesday, told the BBC.

"They scream every single ball whether it’s a six or a wicket - it's the same noise every ball - so that atmosphere is something that we love about playing in India.

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