India's Jasprit Bumrah, left, celebrates with captain Virat Kohli after dismissing West Indies' Fabian Allen during the Cricket World Cup match between India and West Indies at Old...
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England's Joe Root raises his helmet to celebrate scoring a century during the Cricket World Cup match between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Initially, the final was supposed to be held at the Lord's but the ICC Board and ECB decided to change the venue to ensure that the fixture could be staged safely with the potential impact of COVID-19 minimised
The ICC has awarded the 2021 World T20 to India and Australia will now host the 2022 edition with the 50-over World Cup also scheduled to be held in India in 2023.
The T20 World Cup is currently scheduled to be played in Australia between October 18 to November 15 but the ICC in its board meeting on Wednesday decided to 'wait and watch' before deciding its fate
The fate of the T20 World Cup 2020, slated to be played in Australia in October-November, hangs in the balance due to the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions throughout the world
A series of bilateral tournaments and franchise cricket, including the Indian Premier League, have been postponed and with the surge in COVID-19 cases, the chances of cricket resuming in the near future are grim