Not India, ICC Men’s T20 WC 2021 Moves to UAE & Oman
The main reason behind the shift of venue is due to the second wave of covid-19 in India that made BCCI suspend the IPL in the mid of May
International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 was previously scheduled in India but the council has recently updated the venue for the mega event and it will be now be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.
The purpose of changing the venue of the tournament is due to the second wave of covid-19 in India that forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to suspend the Indian Premier League (IPL) in mid of May.
The tournament is set to be played from October 17 to November 14 and BCCI confirmed to continue hosting the event.
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Talking to the media, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah assured that they made every effort to stage the world cup in India but the prevailing pandemic situation in the country has rung alarms and it would be wrong to risk the health and safety of everyone.
In this regard, four venues including Dubai International Stadium, Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Stadium, and Oman Cricket Academy Ground are finalized by them.
Taking to its Twitter handle, ICC shared that Men’s T20 World Cup has been shifted from India to UAE and Oman.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Details 👉 https://t.co/FzfXTKb94M pic.twitter.com/8xEzsmhWWN
— ICC (@ICC) June 29, 2021
The eight teams that will be competing in the preliminary stage are Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Oman, and Papua New Guinea before the play-off stage and the final on November 14.
Interestingly, this edition is going to be the first Men’s T20 World Cup played since 2016 when West Indies (WI) defeated England in the final in India.
