The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday suspended
the IPL 2020 "till further notice" in the wake of the fast-spreading
Covid-19 pandemic.
Former Australian
batsman and current Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) coach Simon Katich
believes that the ICC
T20 World Cup can be postponed and the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) can
be fitted into the cricketing calendar that has gone for a toss due to the
Covid-19 or coronavirus outbreak.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday suspended the IPL 2020 "till further notice" in the wake of the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic.
"Potentially
there's a chance to host it later in the summer, like the (recent) Women's T20
World Cup (which was held in February), and whether that's an opportunity to
re-jig things. It'll be interesting to hear those discussions (which are)
probably taking place at the moment and whether that's logistically possible
with the FTP the way it is," Katich told Australian radio station Sen.
The IPL took place
in South Africa in 2009 owing to the general elections in India at the same
time and due to the same reason, a part of the tournament was held in the UAE
in 2014.
"But I'm sure
that a T20 World Cup is a priority for all the organisers at the moment, to try
and make sure that goes ahead at some point in the Australian summer given that
we're hosting it."
Katich had
replaced Gary Kirsten as the RCB head coach after the IPL last year. The Virat
Kohli-led team is yet to win the league.
Commenting on the
IPL and if it can be held in Australia as a precursor to the World T20, Katich
said: "Whether it would be in Australia (or elsewhere), that's an
interesting topic of conversation. There would be a few teams -- us in
particular at RCB, we'd be very happy for it to be played abroad -- because a
number of our overseas players are Australian and South African, who really
would enjoy these conditions in Australia.
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