The T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in India, is set to be held in the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the BCCI will inform the ICC that the tournament will be shifted to UAE because of the Covid-19 situation in India. In this regard, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI, "We have officially intimated the ICC that the T20 World Cup can be shifted to the United Arab Emirates. The details are being chalked out. The decision was taken keeping health safety concerns of all stakeholders in mind."
Earlier, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said, "Due to the COVID-19 situation in our country, we may shift the tournament to UAE. We are monitoring the situation closely, the health and safety of players are paramount we will take a final call soon."
According to the information, the T20 Men's World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin on October 17, while the final match will be played on November 14. So far, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has not been officially informed about shifting the T20 World Cup to the UAE. But in the circumstances, this World Cup is believed to be held in the UAE.
Meanwhile, the first round of the T20 World Cup will be played between 8 teams in two groups. There will be 12 matches in this. Out of these 4 teams (Top-2 teams of both the groups) will qualify for Super-12. These 8 teams are Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Oman and Papua New Guinea. At the same time, the matches of both these groups can be held in UAE and Oman.
