New Delhi, May 5 -- The decision to indefinitely suspend the 2021's edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after COVID-19 cases were detected in different teams' bio bubbles was taken on a ten-minute call by the BCCI, reports said.

In an online meeting of the IPL governing council, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told attendees that it was untenable to carry on because of the breach in the IPL bio-bubble. He told the council members that the only option was to postpone the tournament, considering the safety of the players.

The call lasted only ten minutes, Indian Express said in a report.

As COVID-19 cases were detected in players and non-playing staff of different teams, the tournament had to be called off midway, after 29 games, and 31 l...