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No Decision on T20 World Cup, ICC Considers 'Bio-Bubbles'
Ben Somerford Apr 25, 2020 (0)
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No Decision on T20 World Cup, ICC Considers 'Bio-Bubbles'
Virat Kohli of India during ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Australia at the Oval Stadium
The International Cricket Council (ICC) says they are continuing to plan for this year’s men’s T20 World Cup and next year’s women’s 50-over World Cup as scheduled.
The ICC held a Chief Executives’ Committee meeting on Thursday where the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on cricket’s schedule was top of the agenda.
The T20 World Cup is currently scheduled to be played in Australia in October and November, but it’s understood no decision will be made on that until possibly August.
Already the Indian Premier League, which has had to postpone its 2020 edition, wants to find a window to re-schedule their event, potentially looking at the October-November period if the World Cup cannot proceed.
But the ever-changing global uncertainty around COVID-19 means the ICC are not keen to make a final call until later in the year for one of their premier events.
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts reiterated that when he said: “We are also jointly exploring all other options in relation to staging the event and will take the right decisions at the right time.”
Already the Women’s T20 World Cup final in Melbourne in early March attracted more than 86,000 fans as Australia defeated India at the MCG.
ICC medical committee chairman Peter Harcourt said they were considering all sorts of options to ensure the event could proceed as planned, including “bio-bubbles”.
“This will consider everything from player preparation to government restrictions and advisories and bio-bubbles,” Harcourt said.
“The scale and complexity of getting cricket started again cannot be underestimated, particularly with respect to a global event.
“The more teams, venues and cities involved in an event, the greater the risk which has to be assessed and managed.”
Next year’s women’s 50-over World Cup is scheduled to be played in February and March in New Zealand.
Ben Somerford Apr 25, 2020 (0)
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No Decision on T20 World Cup, ICC Considers 'Bio-Bubbles'
Virat Kohli of India during ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Australia at the Oval Stadium
The International Cricket Council (ICC) says they are continuing to plan for this year’s men’s T20 World Cup and next year’s women’s 50-over World Cup as scheduled.
The ICC held a Chief Executives’ Committee meeting on Thursday where the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on cricket’s schedule was top of the agenda.
The T20 World Cup is currently scheduled to be played in Australia in October and November, but it’s understood no decision will be made on that until possibly August.
Already the Indian Premier League, which has had to postpone its 2020 edition, wants to find a window to re-schedule their event, potentially looking at the October-November period if the World Cup cannot proceed.
But the ever-changing global uncertainty around COVID-19 means the ICC are not keen to make a final call until later in the year for one of their premier events.
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts reiterated that when he said: “We are also jointly exploring all other options in relation to staging the event and will take the right decisions at the right time.”
Already the Women’s T20 World Cup final in Melbourne in early March attracted more than 86,000 fans as Australia defeated India at the MCG.
ICC medical committee chairman Peter Harcourt said they were considering all sorts of options to ensure the event could proceed as planned, including “bio-bubbles”.
“This will consider everything from player preparation to government restrictions and advisories and bio-bubbles,” Harcourt said.
“The scale and complexity of getting cricket started again cannot be underestimated, particularly with respect to a global event.
“The more teams, venues and cities involved in an event, the greater the risk which has to be assessed and managed.”
Next year’s women’s 50-over World Cup is scheduled to be played in February and March in New Zealand.
