Jason Roy Vouches For The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 To Be Postponed

England opener Jason Roy has stated that it would only be good to postpone the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 if players don’t get enough preparation time. The ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place in October-November later this year in Australia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of suspension looms large over the much-awaited tourney.

The International Cricket Council, the sport’s global governing body, said last week it was still planning for the tournament according to its October 18 – November 15 schedule, despite a worldwide shutdown of sport to contain COVID-19. Many cricketers do not think that this will be a fair idea as a lot of players might enter the tournament with a lack of form due to lack of game time in the present scenario.

Now, Jason Roy has stated that it will be wise to postpone the tournament if players don’t get sufficient practice time.

Jason Roy Vouches For The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 To Be Postponed If Players Don’t Get Sufficient Practice Time

“If players aren’t able to prepare in the right way and are not able to get over to Australia, then it makes sense to postpone it,” Jason Roy was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. “But if it goes ahead, it’s our job to play cricket – and if we’re told we have three weeks to prepare to go and play in the World T20, all the boys will be putting the yards in to make sure we’re ready for that,” he added.

“I think all the boys are on edge, waiting for the call saying, ‘Right, we have a month turnaround or a six-week turnaround. Get in the nets and go hit some balls.’ I think the boys will be as ready as they can be,” said the 29-year-old opener.

Coronavirus Threat Looms Large Over The ICC T20 World Cup 2020

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.

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

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

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