ICC postpones Oz T20 World Cup
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to postpone the T20 World Cup which was to be staged in Australia from October 18.
With the coronavirus continuing to have a big impact on international sporting events, ICC CEO Manu Sawhney says: “We have undertaken a comprehensive and complex contingency planning exercise and through this process, our number one priority has been to protect the health and safety of everyone involved in the sport.
“The decision to postpone the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was taken after careful consideration of all of the options available to us and gives us the best possible opportunity of delivering two safe and successful T20 World Cups for fans around the world.
“Our members now have the clarity they need around event windows to enable them to reschedule lost bilateral and domestic cricket.
“Moving the Cricket World Cup to a later window is a critical element of this and gives us a better chance of maintaining the integrity of the qualification process.”