If they tweet on the situation, they acknowledge the crisis. If they acknowledge the crisis, they acknowledge the government’s failure. If they acknowledge the government’s failure, they think they& #39;ll get into trouble. Therefore, #IndiaTogether, in deafening silence. #IPL2021 https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">

There are exceptions. Ashwin, Jaffer, Harbhajan. I hope there will be more in days to come. The problem is not the IPL. It& #39;s just the lack of acknowledgment.

I don& #39;t blame the IPL. If anything the tournament got lucky with everything being in place before things got alarmingly worse. And cancelling it does nothing. Just acknowledge & empathise with the people. They& #39;re people. Not just a target audience.

When Sky covered the West Indies-England Test in the aftermath of George Floyd & BLM, Michael Holding & Ebony Rainford-Brent spoke about racism. Not because it was related to the Test match, but because it was the conscientious & responsible thing to do.

Sport is a platform. One that reaches people. If the people are suffering, or in pain, reach out to them. Show them you care. Show the people of India that the sport & its icons care about them. Of course you can do more, but this is the very least.