<p>The Mumbai Cricket Association has asked its Apex Council members to produce a Covid-19 negative certificate in order to enter the Wankhede stadium, which will host 10 matches of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.</p>.<p>The first game at the iconic stadium in South Mumbai will be held on Saturday evening when Chennai Super Kings square off with Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals.</p>.<p>"Dear Apex Council members. As per BCCI's protocol, all the officials who would be attending the IPL 2021 matches at Wankhede Stadium are required to produce a Negative report of RT-PCR test conducted within 48 hours of the match day," MCA secretary Sanjay Naik, wrote in a note to all the members.</p>.<p>"The tests are mandatory even for those who have been vaccinated. The report will have to be produced at the time of entry to the stadium on each match day.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/a-new-day-dawns-for-dc-ipl-2021-delhi-capitals-vs-chennai-super-kings-swot-analysis-972684.html" target="_blank">A new day dawns for DC | IPL 2021 Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: SWOT Analysis</a></strong></p>.<p>"Hence you are requested to get yourself tested at your end and carry the negative report to the stadium on match day."</p>.<p>In the build up to the IPL, 10 groundsmen at the Wankhede stadium had tested positive for Covid, but most of them had later tested negative.</p>.<p>Then two more groundsmen, and a plumber had tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Maharashtra and it's capital Mumbai are worst affected by the infectious disease and the state government has imposed weekend lockdown.</p>.<p>Mumbai's Covid-19 case count has crossed the five lakh mark with 9,200 new cases on Friday, while the death toll rose to 11,909 as 35 patients died.</p>
<p>The Mumbai Cricket Association has asked its Apex Council members to produce a Covid-19 negative certificate in order to enter the Wankhede stadium, which will host 10 matches of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.</p>.<p>The first game at the iconic stadium in South Mumbai will be held on Saturday evening when Chennai Super Kings square off with Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals.</p>.<p>"Dear Apex Council members. As per BCCI's protocol, all the officials who would be attending the IPL 2021 matches at Wankhede Stadium are required to produce a Negative report of RT-PCR test conducted within 48 hours of the match day," MCA secretary Sanjay Naik, wrote in a note to all the members.</p>.<p>"The tests are mandatory even for those who have been vaccinated. The report will have to be produced at the time of entry to the stadium on each match day.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/a-new-day-dawns-for-dc-ipl-2021-delhi-capitals-vs-chennai-super-kings-swot-analysis-972684.html" target="_blank">A new day dawns for DC | IPL 2021 Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: SWOT Analysis</a></strong></p>.<p>"Hence you are requested to get yourself tested at your end and carry the negative report to the stadium on match day."</p>.<p>In the build up to the IPL, 10 groundsmen at the Wankhede stadium had tested positive for Covid, but most of them had later tested negative.</p>.<p>Then two more groundsmen, and a plumber had tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Maharashtra and it's capital Mumbai are worst affected by the infectious disease and the state government has imposed weekend lockdown.</p>.<p>Mumbai's Covid-19 case count has crossed the five lakh mark with 9,200 new cases on Friday, while the death toll rose to 11,909 as 35 patients died.</p>