The costliest foreign player in Indian Premier League, Pat Cummins says he would be willing to play in the T20 event without fans as it would help bring a sense of normality in a world ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IPL was originally scheduled to start on March 29 in Mumbai but it was postponed to April 15 due to the worsening pandemic which has killed more than 95,000 people worldwide.

Asked whether he would support games without fans in a BBC podcast, Cummins said, "Of course, whatever it takes to try and get cricket up and play those big events safely." Cummins, 26, who became the costliest foreign player in the league after the Kolkata Knight Riders picked him up for a whooping Rs 15.5 crore last December at the auction, said he is "super hopeful" the league will be held though he would be "surprised if it happened soon".