The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus has affected the world severely. it has brought the world to a standstill with many countries being completely lockdown for safety and to contain the spread of the virus. Originated in China, the virus has now affected more than 532,900 people taking 24,000 lives. Many major sporting events have either been postponed or canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic affecting the globe. Cricket has also suffered a similar fate with many international and domestic matches being canceled. Former England captain Michael Vaughan also feels that cricket or sports as a whole are secondary in such a situation of crisis.
Speaking with Fox Live, the former English captain said, “The most important thing when we start talking about sport is that it’s really secondary to what’s happening to many people around the world.”
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“You would hope it’s going to be okay by then but you just don’t know,” Vaughan said about T20 World Cup slated to be held in October and November. These are unprecedented times. The advice that we’re getting here is changing daily. Only two weeks ago we were all thinking it was just a really bad case of the flu, then a few days later reality started to sink in for many of us that it was a lot worse than that,” he said on Thursday.
Kevin Roberts, the chief of Cricket Australia had earlier commented that he is expecting the T 20 World Cup to be continued as per the schedule if the circumstances are back to normalcy.
“We’re really hoping that all forms of sport can be played again in a few weeks or a few months’ time. None of us are experts in this situation obviously, so our hope is that we’re back in very much normal circumstances come October and November when the men’s T20 World Cup is to be played.” Roberts said.
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Australia recently hosted the Women’s T20 World Cup and it received excellent support from the fans. The finals played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground had record-breaking attendance. The finals played between India and hosts Australia saw more than 86,000 fans flock into the MCG to support their respective teams. Australia’s Cricket Board is expecting a very similar response from fans one the Men’s T-20 World Cup commences in October later this year.
“And at this stage we’re planning on November 15, to have a full house at the MCG to inspire the world through men’s cricket as the women’s cricketers did here just last week,” Roberts said.
