The online meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will be held today (Monday). The main purpose of this meeting will be regarding the future of the ICC T20 World Cup to be held this year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hopes that it will be postponed so that the IPL could be held in October-November.
Let us tell you that the T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15, but the Australian cricket board had expressed its inability to host the tournament due to rising cases of coronavirus in the state of Victoria. On the other hand, Coronavirus cases are increasing rapidly in India too and the IPL can be organized only after the approval from the central government. The event can be held in the UAE.
According to the source in the BCCI's, "The first step was to postpone the Asia Cup which is done. We can move forward on our plan only after the ICC announces the postponement of the T20 World Cup. Cricket Australia is not keen to host the T20 World cup in view of the Coronavirus epidemic. BCCI wants to organize IPL at all costs.
On the other hand, Cricket Australia has asked its players to prepare for the limited-overs series against England at the end of September instead of the World Cup. Cricket Australia has also announced a 26-member squad for that tour. However, the ICC has said that it wants to consider all possible options before making such a big decision and it is not uncommon for the governing body to wait so long. A source familiar with the operation of the ICC said, "Pakistan was supposed to host the Champions Trophy in 2009. After the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus, everyone knew that the Pakistan Cricket Board would not be able to host a big competition in the near future. "