The ICC started the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship from August 1 last year and the final is set to be played at Lords in June 2021. But the coronavirus outbreak has forced the sporting events to either get canceled or postponed. And the international body is now keeping a tab on the issue as it might have to consider some contingency plans for the championship.

Speaking to IANS, an ICC official said, “We will continue planning for the events as they are, but as you would expect we are undertaking a comprehensive business continuity and contingency planning exercise which will allow us to adapt to the rapidly evolving world in which we find ourselves. This includes exploring all options available to us based on a range of scenarios connected to the pandemic. No decisions have been taken at present.”

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Reacting to the situation, a BCCI official came out and expressed that to pull off something like that all the boards need to be like a team, not just the ICC, but also all its members to ensure that the right step is taken in these troubled times.

The official described, “Everyone will need to rework their own internal issues first. Nothing can effectively be solved until everyone puts their heads together, i.e. all the boards. This pandemic will seriously test the ICC and its leadership especially given its string of decisions over the last 3-4 years.”

Recently, the England cricket board also clarified that the series against West Indies may need to be rescheduled keeping the impact of the coronavirus in mind. Australia’s tour of Bangladesh, which included two Test matches part of the Test Championship, has also been called off. England was scheduled to play three Tests against West Indies in June.

Ashley Giles said that the ECB was also looking at the fixtures that follow the Windies series as England are set to play home series against Pakistan, Australia, and Ireland. Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq had called for a full championship once things return back to normal, even if that means reworking the schedule.

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Misbah further explained, “When we finally start moving back to normal life and cricket can resume, every side should get equal opportunities and the tournament shouldn’t be shortened. No matches should be struck off, even if that means prolonging the championship. Every side should get the chance to play all the games they had scheduled in this cycle.”