After an ICC Video conference on Friday, it was confirmed that India will have the hosting rights for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup while Australia will host the next edition in 2022. Meanwhile, it was also decided that the next 50-over Women’s World Cup has been postponed until 2022.

After Australian PM Scott Morrison’s announcement earlier this month, Optus Stadium’s Chief Executive, Mike McKenna has confirmed that the stadium is now set to be open to house a full-crowded event with 60,000 fans. The announcement comes in as a boost before the T20 World Cup in Australia.

BCCI’s treasurer Arun Dhumal on Friday has confirmed that ICC's decision on the T20 World Cup has been getting mixed up due to the impending ICC elections. However, he has assured that the BCCI are looking into all possible windows for hosting the mega-event this year.

BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal has stated that ICC’s delaying tactics for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 don’t help the health of cricket at the moment. As a matter of fact, the BCCI is looking to use the same window to host a season of Indian Premier League which was postponed due to the pandemic.