2021 T20 World Cup will be held in India as per schedule, ICC confirms

2021 T20 World Cup will be held in India as per schedule, ICC confirms

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the 2021 T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India will go ahead as per the original plans. “As of now, the original plan to hold the tournament in India stays in place,” said an ICC spokesperson according to reports from IndiaTVnews. The tournament that will see 16 teams competing has been scheduled for the months of October and November next year.

Consecutive editions of the T20 World Cup were supposed to be held in Australia in 2020, and India in 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the 2020 edition was postponed to 2022 while the 2021 edition continued to stay as per the original schedule.

Apart from Test-playing nations Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies, the tournament will also feature its newest qualified member Papua New Guinea alongside Namibia, Netherlands, Oman and Scotland.

‘BCCI will ensure health and safety of everyone concerned’

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and President Sourav Ganguly

The Secretary of the BCCI, Jay Shah assured that the health and safety of everyone concerned in the tournament will be taken care of. “The BCCI will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the health and safety of everyone concerned in this showpiece event is taken care of. In these times of pandemic when there are severe restrictions, the BCCI believes in the policy of innovating and adapting, and I am confident that we will overcome every challenge,” Jay Shah said according to an ICC media release.

The T20 World Cup will thus in all probability be held next year in India in the months of October and November. In 2022, Australia will host the same tournament as was confirmed by ICC in August.

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