ICC Postponed T20 World Cup until 2021


ICC Postponed T20 World Cup until 2021

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Another Major and Awaited Tournament fades away. After speculations being raised on the happenings of a World Cup, ICC put all rumors to rest. The pandemic has pushed all major sports events during the calendar year. The latest to come in its clutches is the ICC T20 World Cup to held in Australia from October 18th.

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Experts did suggest that a spectacle like the T20 World Cup should be played with freedom and when fans can visit stadiums. Considered to be pure entertainment, an event such as this if played behind closed doors has no meaning.

The International Cricket Council finally decided to postpone the event so that other series and tournaments could be lined up accordingly. The ICC decided upon the next 3 International Men’s event as per this schedule-

ICC Men’s T20 WC 2021 will be held October – November 2021 with the final on 14 November 2021

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ICC Men’s T20 WC 2022 will be held October – November 2022 with the final on 13 November 2022

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India October – November 2023 with the final on 26 November 2023

The International Cricket a council stated in a released, “The ICC Board agreed to continue to monitor the rapidly changing situation and assess all the information available in order to make a considered decision on future hosts to ensure the sport is able to stage safe and successful global events in 2021 and 2022.”

However, the positive from such news could be, the happenings of a game show, IPL. As stated by many members of the BCCI that they were waiting for a call on the T20 World Cup. A decision regarding the same could be announced anytime soon.

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