Former Australian Captain Aaron Finch also shared his thoughts to postpone the T-20 World Cup due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Finch said Fans might have to wait for more up to 3 months for the tournament.
At the same time, Former New Zealand captain Brandon McCullum said – T-20 World Cup can be Postponed, and It will be easily done in early 2021.
Brandon McCullum said,” T20 World Cup postponement, the Indian Premier League (IPL) should be replaced. The IPL from March 29 has been postponed indefinitely due to the epidemic. While the T20 World Cup is to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15. Corona prohibits the arrival of any foreigner to Australia until September.
McCullum is also the coach of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He said, “I believe the IPL should be done in the October window while the T20 World Cup date should be slightly reduced. This means that the date of the Women’s ODI World Cup can also go ahead. We can get to see all three big tournaments together.” The Women’s ODI World Cup is to be held in New Zealand in February.
Finch speaks, “Players don’t mind without having an audience match.”
Finch told Sen. Radio, “I believe we may have to wait a little longer for the T20 World Cup. This tournament can be deferred for one, two, or even three months. We will see the live match soon. Whether it happens to the audience or without them, I don’t believe it will make any difference to the players. We played a match against New Zealand without an audience. It was strange only till the initial 4 or 5 overs, but then all the players got involved in their work.
IPL will hurt everyone
Former Kiwi captain said in the Sky Cricket Podcast, “I don’t want to watch the T20 World Cup without the audience.” Sixteen teams will have to come to Australia for the tournament. Also, their support staff and broadcaster will come. This does not seem to be possible, so the tournament should be held in early 2021. If the IPL is not played, the players and the support staff will suffer a lot, and they will not be paid.” McCullum has scored 2880 runs in 109 matches of the IPL. His best personal score in this is 158 runs.
