Reports | Organisers to prioritise World T20 over AFL and NRL

However, that would mean that both the tournaments will directly clash with the start date of the T20 World Cup, that is set to run for a month between October and November.  But in what comes as positive news for cricket fans, the organisers have confirmed that the World T20, owing to it being a once-in-a-decade kind of tournament in the country, will be prioritised over every other competition, should the need arise to take a harsh call.

"In the event they have extended seasons...we still think the World Cup is a really strong proposition that might not come here again for 10 or 20 years," Nick Hockley, CEO of the organising committee, told Australian Associated Press (AAP), reported TOI. 

With the whole cricketing calendar set to be disrupted and reshuffled owing to the ongoing pandemic, tweaks could be expected in the scheduling of tournaments, but Hockley is hopeful of the WT20 going ahead as planned. Hockley, however, admitted that the organisers would consider different options - based on the situation and its severity - should the original plan get disrupted.