India-Australia T20I Series Will Need Rescheduling If 2020 T20 WC Is Scrapped: BCCI Official

"If the T20 World Cup is scrapped, as it increasingly looks as if it will, then travelling to Australia in October would not be practical and we can visit them post the IPL, if the IPL season indeed happens during that period", BCCI Official said

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The three-match T20 international series between India and Australia scheduled to be played on October 11, 14 and 17 is under the scanner after Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings pointed out that hosting the T20 World Cup at the end of this year seems to be a rather 'unrealistic proposition amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, the BCCI is quite is optimistic about the rescheduling of the Ind-AUS T20 series provided the ICC World T20 gets postponed from its orginal slot. Speaking to IANS, a BCCI official said on Tuesday that if the T20 World Cup is indeed scrapped, the board will surely look to use that window to host the Indian Premier League and the three-match series against Australia can be planned in a way that it comes either prior to the Test series against the Aussies or after the ODIs. "If the T20 World Cup is scrapped, as it increasingly looks as if it will, then travelling to Australia in October would not be practical and we can visit them post the IPL, if the IPL season indeed happens during that period. "If the IPL was not to take place then it would impact the FTP as far as India is concerned as the BCCI will have to ensure revenues to ensure that the domestic players earn money this year. This is only the scenario pertaining to India. The other boards also have their issues. The indecision at the ICC is costing the ICC members at the moment," he pointed. Interestingly, while the ICC has time and again spoken about planning to stage the showpiece event as per schedule, CA Chairman Eddings once again on Tuesday pointed that the tournament looks highly unlikely to take place in the current scenario. "While it hasn't been formally called off this year, or postponed, trying to get sixteen countries into Australia in the current world, where most countries are still going through COVID spiking, I think it is unrealistic, or it's going to be very, very difficult," said Eddings on Tuesday in a virtual press conference. "The ICC are having meetings as we speak, it's a bit of a movable feast at the moment."