T-20 World Cup postponed until 2022! Tomorrow ICC meeting can be announced
T-20 World Cup postponed
If you are a fan of playing and watching cricket then there is a bad news for you. The future of the T20 World Cup scheduled in Australia in October-November this year is almost certain. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to postpone the tournament till 2022 due to the Kovid-19 epidemic.
It is believed that in the current situation, taking care of all the stakeholders, a formal announcement will be made in this meeting of the board members on May 28. This is because India already has a T20 World Cup for October 2021 It is scheduled and it seems unfair to schedule two World Cups of the same format in a year. The current market scenario is also not ready for two World Cups within 6 months. This is a concern for host broadcaster Star Sports.
Star sources have confirmed that if IPL happens in India in October, then it will not be easy to broadcast 2 IPL in 6 months and 2 World Cups in 2021. The market is currently at its lowest level and in such a situation it is not in a position to support it.
With this in mind, the current T20 World Cup will be held in 2022. That is, the tournament will not be canceled. This means that the cricket market will not be badly affected by this, as well as there will be no other world event in 2022.
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India will host a T20 World Cup in 2021. After this, Australia will host the T20 World in 2022 and then in 2023 the 50-over World Cup will be played in India. This thinking is largely related to market concerns and it is expected that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly will support the scheme at the ICC meeting on 28th May, which has increased the possibility of organizing the Indian Premier League (IPL).
BCCI or broadcasters are not saying anything right now and are monitoring the situation. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has said that the Indian government will guide us in the whole matter, we will follow the government’s guidelines. Practically cricket activities will start only after the monsoon. If the virus situation is not out of control, the IPL may be held in October. A formal announcement related to this can be made in July. However, it completely depends on the status of the virus in India.
The best players from all over the world play in the IPL and their safety is paramount. It is almost certain when it comes to bilateral cricket. Bilateral cricket will resume soon. India is in talks with South Africa for the tour in August, but it has not been decided yet. On the other hand, the two biggest series of the world cricket calendar remain intact. Under this, India is going to visit Australia and India’s England.
It is not yet decided whether the Indian team will play in one place in Australia or not. According to government regulations in Australia, the team may have to travel 14 days in advance to complete the quarantine period. Sources have confirmed that there are already talks between Sourav Ganguly and Cricket Australia Chief Executive Kevin Roberts on the tour of Australia.
