Sachin Tendulkar Speaks On Chances Of T20 World Cup And IPL This Year

Sachin Tendulkar feels if few fans are allowed in the stadium, not full-house, then it will be a positive sign for the game overall.

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As the deadly coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, the fate of the cricket's showpiece event, T20 World Cup 2020, hangs in balance. The mega cricketing event was slated to take place in Australia between October 18 to November 15 but the ICC decided to ‘wait and watch' before deciding on the fate of the multi-national event.

"The decision regarding the fate of T20 World Cup rests with Australian cricket board," Tendulkar told Aaj Tak.

"If they are able to host the tournament or not, this isn't the only point that needs to be considered.

"There are lots of things that needs to be considered for example financial aspect. All such things needs to click together. It's a tough decision," he added.

There have been talks about conducting the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) behind closed doors in empty stadiums if the COVID-19 continues to spread in India. Sachin feels if few fans are allowed in the stadium, not full-house, then it will be a positive sign for the game overall.

"If fans are allowed to enter the stadiums then nothing can be greater than that. It would then mean that we are slowly and steadily moving towards normalcy. It will be very difficult to create that energy without fans inside the ground," Tendulkar said when asked about suggestions that a certain numbers of fans can be allowed to attend matches.

"I have came across suggestions that speakers can be used to create virtual noise but whenever you see someone in the stands, you sometimes get inspired from them... you draw energy from them.

"If 25 percent fans are allowed in the stadium then it will be a very good thing."