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T20 WC can be pushed to 2021 with IPL taking its slot: KKR coach McCullum

McCullum said he neither sees the T20 World Cup happening without the stadium fans nor does he believe that teams from 16 nations will be able to travel to Australia in the wake of the pandemic

New Zealand's captain Brendon McCullum receives a honour guard from the Australian players as he heads to the crease in his final test on the first day of the second Test match at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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New Zealand's captain Brendon McCullum receives a honour guard from the Australian players as he heads to the crease in his final test on the first day of the second Test match at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi
Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum on Wednesday advocated for this year's T20 World Cup to be postponed to early next year, saying the currently-suspended IPL 2020 should take the mega-event's slot.
 
The Covid-19 pandemic has halted all global sporting activities, jeopardising the T20 World Cup, scheduled in Australia from October 18-November 15, and also "indefinitely" suspending the IPL 2020, which was slated to begin on March 29.
 
"I think the IPL will try and target that October window and the T20 World Cup will get pushed back," McCullum, former New Zealand skipper, told 'Sky Cricket