The fiery Australian pacer, Pat Cummins has said he wouldn’t mind playing the T20 World Cup later this year if it gets moved out of Indian to the UAE due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. A few days back, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was suspended indefinitely after positive Covid-19 cases emerged from the bio-bubbles of franchises in Ahmedabad and Delhi. 

The BCCI has the hosting rights for T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in India in October and November, but the tournament will be expected to move to the UAE. However, the venue will not be finalized anytime soon but Cummins believes that the T20 World Cup should be moved out of India if it’s going to be a strain on the resources in the country.

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During a recent chat with The Age newspaper, Pat Cummins said, “If it’s going to be a drain on resources or it’s not going to be safe, then I don’t think it’s right to play it over here. That’s the first question that needs to be answered. It’s probably too early to say. It’s six months away. The priority should be for cricket authorities to work with the Indian government to see what’s best for the Indian people.”

Cummins, who donated $50,000 towards the fight against Covid-19 in India, reckons that hindsight always provides a better perspective as a lot of beloveds that IPL 2021 should’ve been taken place in UAE as well. Notably, Cummins along with quite a few other Australians who were part of the IPL, is in the Maldives, awaiting the lifting of the travel ban imposed by the Australian government on returning citizens from India.

Describing the same, Pat Cummins said, “The IPL in the UAE last year was brilliant, it was really well run, but millions of people were saying it should have been played in India, so what do you do? You can see both sides. They set up this tournament with all the best advice.”

Meanwhile, Cummins also revealed how he weighed up contrasting opinions around IPL before heading to India to take part in the tournament. 

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Talking about his opinion Pat Cummins said, “The first thing I wanted to do was make sure playing the IPL was the right call. But the response I was getting from people in India was the opposite. They all said that with so many people in a lockdown they really appreciate the fact that for three or four hours each night they can watch the IPL. It gives people a routine, it helps to keep them in homes. Everyone thought it was a positive the IPL was still going on.”