Batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said India and Australia can swap the T20 World Cups in a bid to host the tournaments in 2020 as well as in 2021 in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Sunil Gavaskar, speaking to India Today, said if the swap is possible then the Indian Premier League (IPL) can be held in September, weeks ahead of the T20 World Cup if the Covid-19 curve flattens in India.
Gavaskar pointed out that Australia has sealed its borders for six months due to the crisis. Notably, 2 T20 World Cups are scheduled to be held in successive years — 2020 in Australia and 2021 in India.
“At the moment, as we all know, Australia has barred foreigners from entering the country till the 30th of September. The tournament is starting from mid-October or the 3rd week of October, so it’s looking a bit difficult at the moment,” Gavaskar told India Today.
“If it can be done… next year’s T20 World Cup is in India. If it can be done… where India and Australia come to an agreement… In case the curve in India flattens out and India and Australia swap… so the T20 World Cup is in India in October-November this year and Australia in October-November next year, then it can happen.
“If it is going to happen that way, then maybe what can happen is the IPL can be held just prior to the T20 World Cup so that it’s enough practice for the players to have T20 World Cup.
