Twenty20 World Cup schedule under 'very high risk' - CA boss

ByReuters

Published 29/05/2020 at 00:09 GMT

MELBOURNE, May 29 (Reuters) - Cricket Australia boss Kevin Roberts has downplayed the prospect of the Twenty20 World Cup going ahead in 2020, saying the October-November schedule was under "very high risk" due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Eurosport

Image credit: Eurosport

"Obviously, we’ve been hopeful all along that it could be staged in October-November but you would have to say there is a very high risk about the prospect of that happening," Roberts told reporters in a video call on Friday.

"In the event that that doesn’t happen, there are potential windows in the February-March period, October-November the following year.

"And there’s implications here for the ICC over a number of years. So there’s a lot of complexity for the ICC to deal with."

Cricket

Rashid insists England have 'mindset of champions' ahead of T20 World Cup

23/04/2024 at 21:23

The sport's world governing body, the International Cricket Council, has the final say over whether the Oct. 18-Nov. 15 event will go ahead.

On Thursday, the ICC deferred decisions over the tournament until its next board meeting on June 10. (Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Sam Holmes)

Cricket

'That's the truth' - Archer to consider retirement from cricket if injury setbacks continue

18/04/2024 at 10:14

New Zealand v England

Devine's unbeaten century seals consolation New Zealand win in ODI series against England

07/04/2024 at 11:07

New Zealand v England

New Zealand captain Devine to return from injury for third ODI against England

06/04/2024 at 08:05

Join 3M+ users on app

Stay up to date with the latest news, results and live sports

Download

Scan me