Australia says T20 World Cup is unlikely in 2020 .

Australia says T20 World Cup is unlikely in 2020 .

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Cricket Australia chairman, Earl Eddings described the staging of the Twenty20 World Cup this year as "unlikely".

Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings described the staging of the Twenty20 World Cup this year as “unlikely” on an equivalent day as he confirmed the top of the organising committee for the 2020 tournament would be taking up as interim chief executive of the sport’s national administration .

Nick Hockley, chief executive of the Twenty20 World Cup , was appointed on Tuesday as Cricket Australia’s interim CEO after Kevin Roberts stood down with 18 months still to run on his contract.

Roberts was the third chief executive of a serious sport in Australia to get replaced during the coronavirus pandemic as organisations struggle with the financial fallout of the shuttering of leagues and border closures.

Cricket Australia has been in control after furloughing staff and proposing pay cuts for players despite its season schedule being almost unscathed at the peak of the lockdown.

Australia is scheduled to host the men’s T20 World Cup in October and November, but the prospects of the event going ahead in 2020 are diminishing.

“I would say it's unlikely … trying to urge (teams from) 16 countries into Australia when most countries are still browsing COVID spiking is unrealistic or very, very difficult,” Eddings said during a video conference. He said Cricket Australia had suggested some alternatives to the International Cricket Council and a choice is predicted to be made next month.

Hockley, who was responsible of the women’s T20 World Cup that culminating with quite 86,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March to ascertain Australia beat India within the final, said local organizers were still performing on contingencies for the men’s tournament.

It’s more likely the most income for the Australian summer are going to be from a tour by India, with cricket boards in both countries working to urge agreement from governments to form it possible for the series to travel ahead.

Roberts, who was appointed in October 2018, within the wake of the ball-tampering scandal involving senior Australian players in South Africa , tended his resignation after reports of friction with the board.

“Cricket, like all national sports, has been browsing a period of serious change and – in recent months we've had the added uncertainty delivered by COVID-19,” Eddings said. “The entire cricket community has been affected and difficult decisions are – and can still be necessary – to make sure that cricket at every level is within the best shape it are often now and within the future.”