Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings described the staging of the Twenty20 World Cup this year as "unlikely'' on the same day as he confirmed the head of the organizing committee for the 2020 tournament would be taking over as interim chief executive of the sport's national governing body. Nick Hockley, chief executive of the Twenty20 World Cup, was appointed on Tuesday as Cricket Australia's interim CEO after Kevin Roberts stood down with 18 months still to run on his contract. Australia is scheduled to host the men's T20 World Cup in October and November, but the prospects of the event going ahead in 2020 are diminishing. He said Cricket Australia had suggested some alternatives to the International Cricket Council and a decision is expected to be made next month. Hockley, who was in charge of the women's T20 World Cup that culminating with more than 86,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March to see Australia beat India in the final, said local organizers were still working on contingencies for the men's tournament.-AP

Source: The Standard June 16, 2020 07:07 UTC