ICC delays decision on T20 World Cup till June 10

Crickets highest governing body, the International cricket council met today in Dubai to address the future of the T20 World Cup and other pressing concerns. There were earlier reports that ICC would be planning to extend the tournament to next year. But as of now, they have decided to defer its decision on the future of the T20 World Cup till June 10. 

Fate of the T20 World Cup

The T20 tournament was scheduled to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020. There were speculations that the tournament would be postponed and hence it would then allow the lucrative IPL to be conducted by the BCCI during the same window.

As per the original plan, back-to-back T20 World Cups were supposed to be held in 2020 and 2021 in Australia and India respectively. This would have given the teams a gap of more than one year to prepare for the 50-over World Cup which was also to he held in India in 2023. But the recent corona virus pandemic have completely disturbed the schedule of ICC and the forward route map of world cricket seems to be in jeopardy.

ICC Press release

The ICC in its release said:

“A number of board members had raised their concerns over this issue recently and felt it required immediate attention to ensure the sanctity and confidentiality of board matters in line with the highest standards of governance.

“There was unanimous agreement to immediately initiate an independent investigation led by the ICC’s Ethics Officer and supported by global experts. The board will be updated on this by the ICC CEO at its next meeting on 10 June 2020.

“The Board also requested the ICC management continue with their discussions with stakeholders in exploring various contingency options in light of the rapidly changing public health situation caused by the COVID 19 virus.”

ICC extends the date

The decision regarding the fate of the T20 world cup which was to be made today have been postponed to June 10. The board members believe that the situation in the major cricketing countries would become normal by that time and hence decided to make the final judgement on that day.

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