Breaking: T20 World Cup 2020 Officially Postponed By ICC

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 has officially been postponed till 2022, the apex cricketing body confirmed in its media release on Monday, July 20.

The T20 World Cup was originally scheduled to take place in Australia between October 18-November 15 but the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic had put the tournament in jeopardy and the postponement was always on the cards.

The IBC Board [the commercial subsidiary of the ICC] met on Monday where windows for the next three ICC men’s events were also agreed in order to bring more clarity to the Future Tour Program in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has led to the complete onslaught of the calendar.

The windows for the next three Men’s events are-

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held in October-November 2021 with the finals on November 14, 2021

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be held in October – November 2022 with the final on November 13 2022

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India in October-November 2023 with the final set to be staged on November 26, 2023.

Here is what ICC’ chief executive Manu Shawney said on the postponement of the ICC T20 World Cup 2020:

“We have undertaken a comprehensive and complex contingency planning exercise and through this process, our number one priority has been to protect the health and safety of everyone involved in the sport. The decision to postpone the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was taken after careful consideration of all of the options available to us and gives us the best possible opportunity of delivering two safe and successful T20 World Cups for fans around the world” he said.

“Our Members now have the clarity they need around event windows to enable them to reschedule lost bilateral and domestic cricket. Moving the Men’s Cricket World Cup to a later window is a critical element of this and gives us a better chance of maintaining the integrity of the qualification process. This additional time will be used to reschedule games that might be lost because of the pandemic ensuring qualification can be decided on the field of play,” Shawney added.

“Throughout this process we have worked closely with our key stakeholders including governments, Members, broadcasters, partners and medical experts to enable us to reach a collective decision for the good of the game and our fans. I would like to thank everyone involved for their commitment to a safe return to cricket.” he signed off.

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