Melbourne: Despite the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, T20 Cricket World Cup organizers expect the tournament to be held in Australia in October-November this year on its own schedule. Due to the coronavirus, all sports activities are stopped all over the world. Many tournaments have either been canceled or postponed due to this epidemic. In such a situation, the T20 World Cup to be held from October 18 to November 15 is also under threat.

The Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League season to be held in Australia has already been suspended due to coronavirus. The dates of these leagues can clash with the T20 World Cup dates. Cricket.com quoted Nick Hockley, CEO of the T20 World Cup Organizing Committee, as saying, "We want to put ourselves in the best position from where we can successfully organize this tournament as per schedule . We hope it will be according to schedule. We are looking into it from all aspects. "

He said, "We are discussing with the Organizing Committee, the ICC and all the members. If something changes, we will let everyone know. But for now only seven months are left and we have only a little time is."

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