Former Australian chinaman, Brad Hogg has come up with a few suggestions for organizing the T20 World Cup this year. His suggestions come amid the coronavirus pandemic which has brought sporting events across the world to a grinding halt. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place between 18 October to 15 November 2020 in seven venues across Australia.

However, Australia has opted for a six-month travel ban as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 and this has led to speculations over the hosting of the marquee ICC event. Hogg has suggested that instead of using commercial flights, international players could come to Australia using charter flights. He also asserted that the cricketers can come in a month early to Australia to fulfill the self-isolation rules.

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Talking about the same in the video on the official Twitter account, Hogg said, “A lot of players internationally have been in lockdown and they have not been able to go out to train. There are no commercial flights, so we need to use charter flights. Each participant who will board the charter flights needs to be tested for coronavirus, if they pass the test, they come to Australia. When they arrive in Australia, they will be quarantined for two weeks, and then they will be tested again. Once they pass it, they can train and play the tournament.”

Hogg also found a solution to tackle the domestic travel ban in Australia.

The veteran chinaman said, “Domestic travel between states is a no-no in Australia for now, and I do not see it changing for the next six months. But here in Australia, we are lucky we have a lot of space, so let”s take West Australia for example, you can play at the Optus Stadium, take it to the out grounds, it will give a good aesthetic experience.”

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The ICC Board meeting took place on March 27 via teleconference to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the game of cricket globally. The COVID-19 has taken a huge toll on sports all around the world as it has forced the postponement of several competitions, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The ICC on March 17 had said that the T20 World Cup 2020 will “go ahead as scheduled”.