With the growing rise in the coronavirus pandemic, all the cricketing activities have been called off or postponed until further notice. Incidentally, the forthcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed until April 15 which was slated to commence from March 29.
Meanwhile, with ICC T20 World Cup to follow later this year, Australia’s head coach Justin Langer believes IPL will be the best platform to prepare for the global event. However, he conceded that health is paramount as the league may become another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Before this crisis started to unravel, we were absolutely determined for our guys to play the IPL,” Langer was quoted as saying by foxsports.co.au. “Because with the T20 World Cup coming up, there’s no better grounding, no better practice, no better tournament for them to get ready for that,” he added.
Many star Australian cricketers were due to take part in the cash-rich league. Justin Langer, who is also a member of the national selection panel, insists he is not stressed about picking players as Australia have a well-settled side.
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The hosts will aim to win the trophy after missing out on the 50-overs edition last year in England. The ICC has maintained the T20I World Cup will go ahead as planned but postponed the qualifying events on Thursday.
“In terms of selection, I’m not too stressed about it … one or two positions in our World Cup side are up for grabs. It’s a very, very settled team. We played great cricket against South Africa,” he added.