Reports | T20 World Cup set to be postponed 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the host board, Cricket Australia, are said to be in the midst of major discussions concerning the same. The concerns include the new schedule of the ICC event, whether the BCCI will let CA host the T20 World Cup in 2021, and whether the broadcasters will agree to the new set of arrangements. Apart from this, the other major talking point is whether it would be possible for Australia to host the tournament in 2022 - a decision, if gone ahead with, suits most players on the table, especially considering there's no ICC event scheduled that year.

"There's no reason why India will agree to switch the T20 World Cups. And then of course, there are logistics and hospitality to take care of. If the tournament would've happened, it'd have been played to empty stands and that doesn't make sense for Australia because they lose out on massive gate revenue. Right now, what they'll be getting out of the tournament is the hosting and participation fee (latter is applicable to all participating boards). They can earn that money whenever the tournament is held next, possibly some gate revenue too,", say those tracking developments, as quoted by the TOI.

"That, however, is too early to talk about right now. A lot of things have to fall in place for it - most importantly this virus spread has to subside, the government has to approve, other countries have to agree to the travel, etc. Let's cross the bridge when we get there," the sources added.