The future of the T20 World Cup scheduled in Australia in October-November this year is almost certain. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to postpone the tournament till 2022 due to the Kovid-19 epidemic. It is believed that in the current situation, taking care of all the stakeholders, a formal announcement will be made in the meeting of board members on May 28.
This is because India already has a T20 World Cup scheduled for October 2021 and it seems unfair to schedule two World Cups of the same format in a year. The current market scenario is also not ready for two World Cups within 6 months. This is a concern for host broadcaster Star Sports.
Star sources have confirmed that if IPL happens in India in October, it will not be easy to broadcast 2 IPL in 6 months and 2 World Cups in 2021. The market is currently at its lowest level and in such a situation it is not in a position to support it. Keeping this in view, the current T20 World Cup will be held in 2022. That is, the tournament will be postponed, not canceled. This means that the cricket market will not be badly affected by this, as well as there is no other world event in 2022.
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