Babar Azam is Pakistan’s captain in ODIs and T20Is. © AFP Pakistan’s new ODI and T20 International (T20I) skipper Babar Azam on Monday said that he wants the ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled for October this year in Australia, to take place as planned. As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, many sports have resumed behind closed doors, and cricket may be played like that in the future amid the crisis. With no official confirmation, the fate of the T20 World Cup hangs in balance due to the coronavirus pandemic.”Not shining the ball, no celebrations during the match for social distancing these things will be difficult to imagine when we again play cricket. Everyone will follow the new rules if ICC set any,” Azam said in an online press conference.”It (T20 World Cup) is my first World Cup as a skipper and as a player too. I would want the World Cup should take place. However, it would be difficult to play without a crowd. The players will need to get extra motivation to perform in front of an empty stadium,” he added.The International Cricket Council’s Cricket Committee will hold a video conference on May 28 where… Read full this story
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