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India To Host ICC Men's T20 World Cup In 2021, Australia Get 2022 Edition
The ICC announced that India will host the T20 World Cup as planned in 2021, while Australia, which was supposed to host 2020 T20 World Cup, will now host the tournament in 2022.
The T20 World Cup in Australia was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.© Twitter
India on Friday retained the right to host the 2021 T20 World Cup while Australia will conduct this year's postponed edition in 2022, the ICC announced after its board meeting. "The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to COVID-19 will be held in Australia in 2022. India will host the T20 World Cup 2021 as planned," the ICC stated in a press release.
The global body also confirmed that next year's women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand has been postponed until February-March 2022 because of the impact the pandemic has had on cricket globally.
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