T20 World Cup in India going forward as deliberate, have backup plans prepared: ICC

ICC’s interim CEO Geoff Allardice on Wednesday stated the physique has backup plans in place for the T20 World Cup in India later this yr however is at the moment not entertaining any ideas of shifting it in a foreign country regardless of a surge in COVID-19 circumstances right here.
The event is scheduled to be held in October-November in India, which is reporting over one lakh day by day circumstances for the previous few days. Amid the COVID surge, the IPL is because of begin on Friday in Chennai behind closed doorways.
“We are certainly proceeding with the event as planned,” Allardice stated throughout a digital media round-table.
“Plan B we have, but we haven’t activated those plans yet. We are working with the BCCI, we do have backup plans that can be activated if the time comes,” he added.
Allardice, ICC’s normal supervisor – cricket, was lately made the interim CEO after Manu Sawhney was despatched on “leave” after his conduct got here beneath the scanner throughout an inner investigation by UK-based audit agency PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The 53-year-old Australian, who has performed home cricket in his nation, stated the ICC can be in contact with different sports activities our bodies to grasp how they’re managing within the COVID period.
“Cricket is being performed in a variety of international locations for the time being and we’re studying from all of them.
“We have been speaking to others sports activities our bodies about what they’re doing, we’re in a fine condition for the time being however acknowledge that the world is altering at a fast fee.
“We have also got the World Test Championship final coming up in two months’ time, but we are proceeding with both as planned,” he stated.
The UAE, which hosted the IPL final yr, might be one of many backup venues for the shortest format’s largest worldwide occasion ought to the scenario demand a shift.
During the interplay, he was additionally requested in regards to the Decision Review System (DRS), of which the contentious Umpire’s Call is part, one thing that was dubbed complicated by India captain Virat Kohli through the restricted overs engagements in opposition to England.
Allardice stated there was “a good discussion” on DRS through the latest ICC Board Meeting.
“DRS was designed to overturn the clear errors. There has been no wholesale adjustments in it.
“I believe increasingly more whenever you see a replay, the pure response is what can we do…Overruling a transparent error… We have gotten to a degree the place we’re utilizing know-how to get right selections however striving for perfection turns into not possible.
“We are very comfortable with where we are at the moment,” he stated.
Allardice acknowledged the challenges international locations are going through so as to host cricket matches and tournaments when it comes to sustaining communication with their respective governments.
“The vaccination role in different countries might change the dynamics… They have done an amazing job in the last 10 months in hosting matches.”
He additionally admitted that COVID-19 has affected the ladies’s recreation.
When requested if the pandemic has pushed again ladies’s cricket simply at a time when it was gaining momentum following the roaring success of the final T20 World Cup in Australia, he stated, “Last 3-4 years the momentum we constructed round worldwide cricket is improbable. The ultimate (between India and Australia) (at a packed) MCG was a particular second.
“Then COVID hit and made life very difficult to reestablish it. That will be the focus in the next 12 months.”