An impatient Indian board says it can't wait any longer to plan this year's Indian Premier League as the axe hovers over Australia's seemingly doomed men's Twenty20 World Cup | SMHsport
An impatient Indian board says it can't wait any longer to plan this year's Indian Premier League as the axe hovers over Australia's seemingly doomed men's Twenty20 World Cup.
While sources close to the situation stressed on Monday that no decision had yet been formally made with regard to the tournament, it is all but certain that the T20 World Cup - scheduled to be held in Australia in October and November - will be postponed.The International Cricket Council deferred its decision over the tournament to this month, meaning an announcement could be made in the coming days.
However, the event has been imperilled ever since the escalation of COVID-19 in mid-March. Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings said last month that "I think it's unrealistic, or it's going to be very, very difficult" for the event to proceed given the coronavirus climate.
"The year started on a horrible note and there's been no relief on any front. But as time goes by, we need to take things head-on and ensure that we remain prepared for any eventuality. Cricket is no different. It is time for the BCCI to start planning for the year ahead," BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal told"Those announcements and outcomes are not in our hands. The T20 World Cup, for instance, is being postponed so let the announcement come when it has to.
"Domestic leagues are in focus while the Olympics and the World Cups are taking a back-seat. That's because local leagues don't depend on too many external factors to get going ... What BCCI is talking about is making plans, even if at the contingency levels, for September onwards."
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