T20 WC: IPL postponement won't deter India's chances to host event
Hindustan TimesIn what comes as a big boost for the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the postponement of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League won't have a direct bearing on India's chances to host the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in October-November. Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah pose with the T20 World Cup Speaking to ANI, a day after the postponement of the IPL with an eye on the current COVID-19 situation in India, a board member in the know of developments said that with the ever-evolving situation around COVID-19, a call is expected in July on whether India is in a position to host the World Cup or it needs to be moved to another country. We have zeroed in on nine venues and preparations are on and considering that we have quite a few more venues across the country, we can prepare back up venues within the country itself so that we do not burden the health infrastructure for a particular state or another in the eventuality that the situation has not returned to normal by the time of the showpiece event," a BCCI official told ANI. The BCCI Apex Council in their last meeting on April 16 informed nine venues to continue preparations to host the T20 World Cup later in the year.