Pakistan ODI and T20 cricket team captain Babar Azam has said that the T20 World Cup should be on time.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup is scheduled in Australia from October 18 to November 15, but there has been talk of postponing the mega event due to the corona virus, according to media reports. Done, only the official announcement remains.
The heads of the cricket boards of Pakistan and Australia have also said about the T20 World Cup that no ICC event may be possible this year.
Babar Azam, captain of Pakistan’s ODI and T20 teams, said in an exclusive interview: “I think the T20 World Cup should be on schedule this year. As a player and captain, this is my first World Cup.
I would like this World Cup to be on time but the decision is up to the ICC.
“Let’s see what the ICC decides. Whatever the decision is, we have to abide by it,” he said.
It is to be noted that the ICC Test Championship is also being affected due to Corona, several Test series have been postponed while one Test of Pakistan against Bangladesh is also on hold.
The Bangladesh and New Zealand series have also been postponed.
Babra Azam, one of the top five players in all three formats, said that cricket, like all sports, has been affected due to Corona and many series have been postponed.
He said that the ICC Test Championship should be taken forward, it would provide equal opportunities to all the teams and the performances of the players would also be more prominent.