Pandemic-hit India says UAE is Plan B for T20 World Cup cricket

International Cricket Council said this month it was sticking to hosting the event in India but also had backup plans.

This year’s Twenty20 World Cup could be moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) if the COVID-19 crisis does not subside in India, the country’s cricket board has said. Six months before the showpiece’s scheduled start, India reported a record 386,452 new cases on Friday, though medical experts believe actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher. The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said this month it was sticking to hosting the event in India but had backup plans, without specifying an alternative location.