McCullum said he neither sees the T20 World Cup happening without the stadium fans nor does he believe that teams from 16 nations will be able to travel to Australia in the wake of the pandemic, which has infected more than 20 lakh people globally.
CA chief Kevin Roberts said that playing against India in a single city without spectators is an option. The empty-stadium solution is also being considered for World T20 with the ICC to discuss the contingency plan for the tournament this Thursday.
Gavaskar said that if two cricketing boards agree then the 13th season of Indian Premier League could be held weeks before the World T20 which can act as a preparatory event for all the players, given that the coronavirus curve flattens in India.
Aamir had quit Test cricket last year, a decision which did not go down well with the team management. It led to speculations that the pacer may be ignored when the squad is picked for the World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia later this year
The T20 World Cup is scheduled for October 18 to November 15 in Australia. It is cricket’s biggest global tournament this year and hasn’t yet been called off.
Shikhar Dhawan was speaking on the eve of the third T20 International against South Africa at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The right-arm bowler said that the World Cup tournament is going to be a good experience for them and that they would try and give their best.
India's opening match will take place in Perth on October 24 while the tournament will get underway from October 18.
India’s first clash of the tournament will be on Saturday 24 October against South Africa at the state-of-the-art Perth Stadium.
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