The men's T20 World Cup could be pushed back 12 months.Credit:AP
While such a move would take some of the appeal from the coming Australian summer,it would set up a mouthwatering 2021/22 season kicked off by the national men's team aiming to capture the only major title to elude it,followed by an Ashes campaign.
It may well be the first time Australian cricket fans are allowed back into stadiums en masse since crowds were banned. CA receives a fee to host the World Cup but stands to make more money from ticket sales,which would not be possible this year.
The summer could even top the celebration in English cricket last year when the Old Enemy lifted their first World Cup on home soil after a dramatic tied final before a stirring battle for the urn.
Discussions are ongoing but the fate of the tournament is set to be debated at a meeting of the board of the International Cricket Council later this month but,as reported in theHerald on Sunday,Australian cricket chiefs are resigned to this year's World Cup being postponed.
Talks on the World Cup will reveal the considerable clout world powerhouse India holds in the modern game.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is intent on holding the lucrative IPL,which,in a report written by a former tournament powerbroker Sundar Raman,is worth 70 per cent more in revenue than the T20 World Cup.
There are reports the BCCI is looking to host the world's richest T20 league from September 25 to November 1 in India with the UAE as a fallback option.