Coronavirus outbreak has accounted for yet another big tournament with the Cricket’s Asia Cup 2020 becoming the latest victim of the pandemic. The former captain in an Instagram conversation with Sports Tak has announced that the upcoming edition of the Cricketing tournament due later this year has to be canceled, said Ganguly. Ganguly’s announcement has come on the eve of the ACC meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow, July 9.
With BCCI keen on a leadership role in cricket’s recovery once sports resumes, India’s itinerary will see a major rewrite, increasing the workload and travel of its cricketers. Besides adding new series to their over-booked Future Tours Programme (FTP), India will honour its old commitments and undertake tours that didn’t take place because of the ongoing lockdown.
India tour of Australia might be extended
The cancellation of the T20 World Cup in Australia might result in India playing more ODIs and T20Is than previously scheduled during the year-ending tour Down Under. It’s a move that will help Cricket Australia (CA) cuts its losses as it struggles to deal with the COVID-19 economic slump.
“Once things settle down, BCCI will chalk out a plan. But we will try to play them once the situation improves. This will give a chance for Zimbabwe to earn money through their TV deals. We will also ask other boards whether they would want to play extra games. It could be Australia, Sri Lanka or any other nation. We will ask other boards and try to come up with a formula where everyone can make some money and be financially stable.”
