New Delhi: The 13th edition of Indian Premier League could be staged in October-November if the International Cricket Council (ICC) decides to postpone this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia to 2022.
ICC's all-powerful board will hold a teleconference on Thursday to decide the fate of Men's T20 World Cup and is expected to announce the postponement of the mega event, according to the reports.
The decision, if it is formalised, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic will give members a chance to chalk out the blue-print of bilateral series in the coming months.
“There is a good chance that postponement of World T20 will be decided during Thursday’s board meeting. Whether there will be a formal announcement or not is the question,” an ICC board member told a news agency on conditions of anonymity.
“There is very little chance of World T20 going ahead in this situation. I don’t think either Cricket Australia or the top boards will mind,” he added.
The board member also said that it’s not only about the countries but also about official broadcaster, which incidentally holds rights for both the ICC events as well as BCCI’s ‘India Cricket’ rights and the IPL rights.
“There are a few questions that need to be asked. The commercial viability of having a T20 World Cup in February-March 2021. Before that, an IPL in October-November window and another IPL in the March-May window,” a BCCI insider privy to the broadcast deals said.
“There are a few questions that need to be asked. The commercial viability of having a T20 World Cup in February-March 2021. Before that, an IPL in October-November window and another IPL in the March-May window,” a BCCI insider privy to the broadcast deals said.
“So we are looking at three big-ticket tournaments in six months. In this current economic scenario, that will be a very bad call,” he added.
