Rajasthan Royals pacer Andrew Tye, who left for Australia midway through the IPL in the wake of the Covid-19 surge in India, was critical of the franchises spending insane amounts of money on cricket at a time when their country is facing an unprecedented health crisis.

Tye, however, said the league should go ahead if it was a means to relieving stress.

“Looking at it from an Indian point of view, how are these companies and franchises spending so much money, and the government, on the IPL when there’s people not being able to get accepted into hospital?

“If sport can continue and be one of those avenues to relieve stress or give a glimmer of hope that the world is OK and there is light at the end of the tunnel, I think it should go ahead,” Tye was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.

The 34-year-old Tye left the IPL on Sunday as he feared getting “locked out” of his own country in the wake of the surge in India.

Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, have reportedly approached other IPL teams to loan players after the departure of their four foreign players.