The attracts of the T20 World Cup which is able to start from October 17 within the Middle East shall be introduced in a ceremony held in Oman on Friday. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and board secretary Jay Shah shall be attending the occasion. T20 World Cup has been shifted from India to UAE and Oman (Reuters Image)HIGHLIGHTSThe attracts for the T20 World Cup shall be introduced on FridayThe announcement shall be made in a ceremony to be held in OmanThe T20 World Cup is slated to start from October 17 in UAE and OmanThe much-awaited attracts for the upcoming T20 World Cup shall be introduced on Friday, India Today has learnt.
The announcement shall be made in a ceremony attended by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, board secretary Jay Shah and different ICC officers at round 3:30 pm.The actual match schedule will take one other week however the teams shall be introduced tomorrow. It shall be Interesting to see if arch rivals India and Pakistan, who received the primary 2 editions of the event, are paired in the identical group.Notably, the showpiece occasion was shifted from India to UAE and Oman within the wake of coronavirus scenario within the nation.However, the BCCI will stay the hosts of the occasion, which is able to now be held throughout 4 venues Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground.The first spherical of the event, comprising the eight qualifying groups, will now be break up between Oman and UAE. Four of those groups will then progress to the Super 12s spherical the place they’ll be a part of the eight automated qualifiers.The upcoming version would be the first Men’s T20 World Cup performed since 2016 when West Indies beat England within the closing in India. The 8 groups competing within the preliminary stage are Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Oman, and Papua New Guinea, earlier than the play-off stage and the ultimate on November 14.Indian workforce and gamers from different international locations are anticipated to land in UAE from September because the BCCI can also be set to host the remaining matches of the IPL 2021 within the Gulf nation. The corona-hit season is believed to renew from the third week and finish simply earlier than the beginning of the T20 World Cup. The final Test match between India and England is scheduled to be held in Manchester on September 10 to 14.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.