The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially confirmed that the 2021 T20 World Cup will not be played in India and instead the BCCI only will host the tournament in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The 2021 men's T20 World Cup, which is the first one since 2016, which took place in India, will be held at four venues namely, Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground. Also read Shifting T20 World Cup 2021 to UAE? "Our priority is to deliver the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 safely, in full and in its current window. BCCI president Ganguly too echoed Allardice's words saying, "The BCCI is looking forward to hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 tournament in UAE and Oman.

Source: dna June 29, 2021 10:31 UTC