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.

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Shoaib’s wife, Sania Mirza, and one-year-old son, Izhaan Mirza Malik, have been in India, while Shoaib has been in Sialkot since the imposition of international travel ban due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the travel ban, Shoaib was involved for Peshawar Zalmi in the HBL Pakistan Super League, which commenced on 20 February before it was suspended on 17 March.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: “Unlike the rest of us, Shoaib Malik has not seen his immediate family for nearly five months due to his commitments and the subsequent international travel bans following the Covid-19 pandemic. As travel restrictions are now slowly easing out and there is an opportunity for a family reunion, it is appropriate that at a human level we show compassion as part of our duty of care and respect Shoaib’s request.

“We have spoken with the England and Wales Cricket Board who understand the situation and have agreed to make an exception by helping Shoaib enter the country on 24 July. Of course, Shoaib will follow the UK government’s policies on visitors entering the country before integrating with the side.”

The team will depart on 28 June for Manchester, before driving to Derbyshire for their 14-day quarantine period during which they will be allowed to train and practice. Apart from training and practicing, there will be intra-squad matches to compensate for the lack of practice matches due to non-availability of local teams as the ECB is yet to commence its domestic season.

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DUBAI: – Roberto Bautista Agut came from a break down in the second set to win his second title of the season on Saturday, beating Lucas Pouille, 6-3, 6-4, at the Dubai Championships.

The Spaniard claimed the eighth trophy of his career with an 81-minute victory over the French second seed.

The loss prevents number 15 Pouille climbing into the ranking top 10 for the first time.

“This is a special win that I’ll always remember, I’m so happy that I could win,” Bautista Agut said. .

“Lucas is a really good player and has a great future. He’s been playing unbelievable this month,” he said of the Frenchman who last month won in Montpellier and reached the final in Marseille.

“I’ve been working hard,” the winner said. “I was prepared to manage the emotions. I played very well this week.

Bautista Agut trailed 3-1 in the second set after winning the first, but quickly broke back for 2-3 and then squared the set 3-all.

The 23rd-ranked Spaniard then put Pouille under pressure with three break points and profited from a break for 5-4 before serving out victory a game later on his first match point.

Bautista also won in Auckland in January. He improved to 3-1 against Pouille.

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