India cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri provides important advice suggesting a global event like ICC Men’s T20 World Cup shouldn’t be the priority right now. He feels bilateral series, IPL, and domestic matches should begin first considering the logistics involved before the ICC T-20 World Cup.

Shastri said, “I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on world events right now. Stay at home, ensure domestic cricket comes back to normal, cricketers at all levels international, First Class, etc all get back on the field. That’s the most important bit. Second: Start with bilateral cricket.”

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Shastri also revealed he will prefer bilateral tours over the upcoming scheduled T-2o World Cup. He said, “If we (India) had to choose between hosting a World Cup and a bilateral tour, obviously, we’d settle for the bilateral. Instead of 15 teams flying in, we’d settle for one team flying in and playing an entire bilateral series at just one or two grounds.”

Shastri reckons IPL should become the priority. He feels that because of the massive differences in the logistics comparing IPL and the T-20 World Cup.

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He said,  “In that sense, what India’s lost out on is domestic cricket the IPL for instance. When cricket resumes, we could give the IPL a priority. There are major differences between a global tournament and the IPL. The IPL can be played in one or two cities. The logistics will be easier to manage. The same thing with bilaterals it’ll be easier for us to tour one country. Its easy touring one country and playing there at specific grounds than 15-16 teams flying in during these times. The International Cricket Council needs to look at this objectively.”