I Can't Imagine The T20 World Cup Without Fans In The Stadium: Allan Border

Australian legend Allan Border has made it clear that he does not support the idea of a world cup being played behind closed doors. Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the entire world has come to a standstill. People and industries have been frozen, and the whole world has gone into isolation following the outbreak.

The cricketing world has also suffered a great deal due to the pandemic. Major cricketing events have either been postponed or suspended in the wake of the pandemic. Australia was supposed to host the ICC T20 World Cup later this year, but due to the outbreak, there are speculations that the tournament might be held behind closed doors.

However, former Australian captain Allan Border has said that he can’t imagine the prospect of having a world cup behind closed doors.

Allan Border Opines On T20 World Cup Behind Closed Doors

“I just can’t imagine playing at empty stadiums … it defies belief,” he told Fox Sports News. “Having teams, support staff and everyone else associated with the game wandering around the country, playing games of cricket, but you can’t let people into the grounds. I just can’t see it happening,” he added.

“It’s either you play it and everyone just gets on with the job and we’re past this pandemic. Or it just has to be cancelled and you try to fit it in somewhere else,” said Border

Major Cricketing Events Come To A Hold After Coronavirus

Recently, the IPL 2020 was postponed till April 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak. To the disappointment of the cricket fans, the India-South Africa ODI series has also been called off. Apart from it, the Road Safety World Series has also been suspended.

Earlier this month, the ECB had decided to postpone the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka due to the coronavirus pandemic. The series was to be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC).

All the English players playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have been called back immediately, and the tournament has been postponed.

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