ICC Not To Take A Decision On ICC T20 World Cup Before August

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the entire world to a standstill and cricket has not been spared either. Cricket is one of the worst hit games as the entire summer of the game looks set to be cancelled. Every international and major domestic events are currently suspended due to the pandemic.

And the way things are unfolding at the moment, it looks like the tournaments which are still a few months away could get affected too. There are now doubts over this year’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Australia in October-November.

In the wake of the outbreak, Australia have sealed its borders for six months till September 30 to deal with the crisis. There is now a growing feeling that the World Cup could be postponed to next year. But as of now, there is no confirmation over the same. According to a report in The Times of India, the ICC will not take any such decision till as late as August.

“Right now, things look bleak, and people’s health is the first priority. However, what if the situation improves in a few months’ time? What if the ICC announces that the T20 World Cup is postponed in May itself, and things improve a couple of months down the line, and cricket’s governing body realizes that it took a hasty decision. The ICC will take time to decide on the fate of this event, till as late as August. Don’t expect any announcement before that,” a source told the news outlet.

“As of now, everything will proceed as per plan, and assuming that the tournament will be held as per its original dates. So, all other preparations by the ICC’s Local Organising committee (LOC) in Australia, which is already in place, will be on in full swing,” he added.

If not for the pandemic, the IPL would have been going on right now. The thirteenth edition of the league was scheduled to take place from March 29. But the BCCI has suspended the league indefinitely in the wake of the outbreak.

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