The 2020 edition of Nepal's Everest Premier League, which was scheduled to begin on March 14, has been indefinitely postponed owing to concerns over the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. The franchise competition, which was to feature high-profile overseas signings such as Chris Gayle, Upul Tharanga, Corey Anderson and Kevin O'Brien. The decision to postpone the event was taken following consultations with the Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs, the Cricket Association of Nepal, franchisees, players and other stakeholders.

"We are naturally all sad at today's announcement... but simply we have to put the health and well-being of all Nepalis and our overseas players before everything else." EPL founder and Managing Director Aamir Akhtar said in a statement. "There is no doubt that this year's edition of the TVL Everest Premier League was going to be the biggest and best ever, this will still be the case. I would like to assure that as soon as we are able to go ahead with the 2020 season, we will be working to ensure that it will be the spectacular event the likes of which Nepal has never seen before" Akhtar added.

Despite Nepal being comparatively lightly affected by the virus thus far, with only a single confirmed case, the  authorities are taking proactive measures to contain the disease's spread. Total coronavirus cases has crossed 95,000 globally, with over 3,200 deaths. In India a man from Ghaziabad, UP became the 30th person testing positive.