The COVID-19 fiasco has disturbed all major games over the world. The pandemic has constrained many cricket sheets to push or drop numerous worldwide occasions. ICC, in the wake of continuous coronavirus pandemic, affirmed on Monday that the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been deferred.
The masterpiece occasion was scheduled to initiate from October in Australia this year. In any case, in the gathering of the IBC Board (the business auxiliary of the ICC), the competition was driven further in the midst of the pandemic.
The coronavirus positive cases have crossed the 14 million imprint over the world and it would’ve surely been an exhausting assignment to have a worldwide party in such a harsh circumstance. In addition, windows for the following three ICC men’s occasions were likewise concurred in the gathering.
The windows for the men’s occasions are–1. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held October – November 2021 with the last on 14 November 2021, 2. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be held October – November 2022 with the last on 13 November 2022, and 3. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India October – November 2023 with the last on 26 November 2023.
Our main need has been to ensure the wellbeing and security of everybody: ICC CEO Manu Sawhney
Considering the impact of COVID-19 on the cricket situation, the IBC board consented to continue following the circumstance for organizing worldwide occasions effectively in 2021 and 2022.
The IBC Board will likewise continue assessing the COVID-19 circumstance for organizing the ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 in New Zealand according to plan one year from now.
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“We have attempted a thorough and complex possibility arranging exercise and through this procedure, our main need has been to secure the wellbeing and wellbeing of everybody engaged with the game,” said ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney.
“The choice to delay the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was taken after cautious thought of the entirety of the alternatives accessible to us and gives us the most ideal chance of conveying two sheltered and fruitful T20 World Cups for fans far and wide,” he included.
In the interim, reports have proposed that the eagerly awaited IPL 2020 is probably going to be played in the UAE among September and November this year. A ultimate conclusion will be taken by the BCCI as the delay of the T20 World Cup 2020 has now left the window open for the Indian board.