T-20 World Cup delay was unavoidable: Cricket Australia
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Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday said that they were expecting ICC to delay the T-20 World Cup owing to the COVID-19 pandemic as there is some risk in hosting 16 countries in the current environment
The ICC on Monday postponed the T20 World Cup after deliberating on unspecified contingency plans for over two months.
‘’The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting sporting tournaments across the globe and cricket is not immune," CA's interim chief executive and chief executive of the ICC T20 World Cup 2020, Nick Hockley said in a statemen
"The complexities and risks around hosting a 16-team international event in October in the current environment ultimately proved sufficient for the ICC to postpone the event," he added.
The tournament was scheduled to happen from October 18 to November 15 in Austraila but the acting CA accept ICC to hold that event in some time between the next two year
‘’We accept the ICC's decision to postpone the T20 World Cup in Australia. It was a decision made with the safety and wellbeing of fans, players, officials and staff in mind,’’ he added.
‘’We are confident that with this decision, we will give ourselves the best chance to safely welcome fans into the outstanding venues across the country to enjoy watching the world's best men's cricketers compete in this major global event in either 2021 or 2022," Hockley said.
Australia successfully hosted the women's T20 World Cup in February-March this year and the country aims to do the same with the men's event.
"A lot of hard work has gone into hosting the tournament in Australia this year and I would like to thank everyone involved for their passion and commitment.
"The ICC women's T20 World Cup earlier this year will forever be remembered as a groundbreaking moment in Australian sport, and I have no doubt the men's edition will also be a spectacular event," concluded Hockley
