While the novel COVID-19 or coronavirus is dominating the world, the 36-year-old South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is unsure about the future of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020.
The daily busy life of the world has been stopped amid the coronavirus outbreak. Like many sports events in the world, many recent cricket events have also been postponed due to the spread of the deadly virus. More than 18,00,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed along with 1,10,000 death reports. Similarly, Australia is also fighting against this virus and following the lockdown process to end the chain of this virus.
During the last February-March, Australia successfully hosted the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. However, since then, the situation has widely changed in the country. Australia will also host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 from 18th October to 15th November 2020. But the latest coronavirus outbreak has opened up the uncertain future of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has clarified that they are continuously working with the Local Organising Committee, who are regularly monitoring the entire situation. The global governing body is still confident about the future of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 as they believe that the tournament can be organised successfully in scheduled time.
“Is it even gana happen…?” Dale Steyn about the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020
However, the experienced South African pacer Dale Steyn doesn’t think in the same way. Recently, during a Q&A session on Twitter, a fan asked him whether he was looking forward to the upcoming T20 World Cup. In reply, Steyn asked back whether the tournament was even going to happen.
Is it even gana happen…?
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) April 12, 2020
Dale Steyn is one of the best bowlers in the South African cricket history. The right-arm fast bowler has taken 697 wickets in 263 international matches (439 Test wickets, 196 ODI wickets and 64 T20I wickets). At present, he is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in Test and T20I formats. He is now only focusing the limited-overs cricket as he retired from the Test cricket in last August.