The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India to shut down its headquarters in Mumbai from Tuesday with its employees being told to work from home.

It has been learnt that the employees have been asked to work from home with all the cricketing operations already being suspended till further notice.

“The BCCI employees were today notified that the headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium will be shut down in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. All the staffers have been told to work from home,” a top official from the Board told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

The BCCI has already postponed the 2020 IPL till April 15 along with all other domestic tournaments, including the Irani Cup and women’s Challenger Trophy.

India has so far reported 114 positive cases with two deaths. The global death toll has crossed 6,000 and the number of infected is over 160,000.

MCA office to remain closed till Mar 21

Following the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Maharashtra, the Mumbai Cricket Association has decided to keep its offices closed till March 21.

“The office of the Association will remain closed from Tuesday, March 17 to Saturday, March 21 as a precautionary measure against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak,” MCA Chief Executive Officer CS Naik said in a media release.

MCA last Saturday suspended local tournaments in view of the outbreak.