Steve Smith ready to play in IPL if T20 World Cup is postponed due to COVID-19
• 5 years agoSmith, who was named Rajasthan Royals captain ahead of the scheduled season, said he would be open to travelling for the IPL if the Australian government thinks it is safe.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian cricket faces further cost-cutting despite improved outlook
• 5 years agoAustralian cricket faces another round of cost-cutting to shore up finances hit by the coronavirus shutdown and no part of the game will be immune, board chief Kevin Roberts said on Friday.
Australia pacer Pat Cummins says IPL would be a great fit if T20 World Cup is delayed
• 5 years agoAustralia's premier pacer Pat Cummins on Wednesday said that the Indian Premier League would be a "great fit" for the October window if the T20 World Cup is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BCCI won't push for T20 World Cup postponement to free up space for IPL in October-November, says treasurer Arun Dhumal
• 5 years agoThis year’s IPL, which is worth almost $530 million to the BCCI, has been indefinitely postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic while the World Cup, which is scheduled to begin on 18 October, is also in jeopardy
South Africa's Faf Du Plessis suggests two-week isolation period for players before and after T20 World Cup
• 5 years agoVeteran South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has proposed a two-week isolation period for players before and after the T20 World Cup as a way to stage the event as per schedule later this year.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Australia, New Zealand explore possibility of quarantine-free travel for resumption of cricket
• 5 years agoWith the two governments planning to allow quarantine-free travel, New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White discussed the possibility with his Cricket Australia counterpart Kevin Roberts
Australia vs India is the kind of series you 'want to play in and do well in', says opener Joe Burns
• 5 years agoAustralia opener Joe Burns is eyeing the Tests against India should they take place later this year, to stabilise his stop-start international career, saying "you want to play in and do well in" in this kind of series.
Cricket Australia chief says organisers 'exploring all options' to stage T20 World Cup this year
• 5 years agoCricket Australia is already feeling the financial heat due to the coronavirus pandemic and with cricketing action unlikely to resume anytime soon, it is staring at losses worth 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
India-Australia can swap hosting T20 World Cup in 2020 and 2021, suggests Sunil Gavaskar
• 5 years ago'Australia has barred foreigners from entering the country till 30 September. The T20 World Cup starts mid-October so it is looking difficult at the moment,' said Gavaskar.
Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Simon Katich confident IPL will happen later in year, open to having tournament outside India
• 5 years agoThe BCCI on Thursday suspended the IPL 'till further notice' in the wake of the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic