There might be a chance to have spectators in the stadiums for the T20 World Cup: Australian PM Scott Morrison

While nations beginning to end the lockdown, the fate of the T20 World Cup is still uncertain. The International Cricket Council is yet to take any decisions on the tournament. 

The ICC postponed the meeting until July to get a better idea of the situation. Australia, the host nation of this year's tournament, is one of the least affected countries in this pandemic. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, hinted at the possibility of having around 10,000 spectators at sporting events from July.

In an Exclusive interview with ESPN Cricinfo, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke about various angles his government is working on to host the T20 Mega Event later this year.

“This is going to be looked at over the next few weeks. For the larger ones (venues) I would venture that it would be the subject of a discrete approval for each venue that would be worked out with the Chief Health Officer in each state or territory,” Morrison was quoted as saying.

Several sports leagues and events have begun and they are being held behind closed doors. England and Wales Cricket Board is to introduce state-of-the-art technology called 'bio-bubble' to host games without any audience but Australia looks to make an exception.

“So by the time you get into July there may be that type of opportunity for the rules that apply to those under 40,000 carry over to those above 40,000. These will be practical, common sense issues, work through by the medical expert panel over the next few weeks and I think they will give a great instruction,” PM Morrison added.

The Prime Minister further explained that hosting matches at big stadiums which have seating capacity for more than 40,000 fans will require more time. So, that means grounds like MCG, Gabba, SCG, and Adelaide Oval wouldn't likely be considered for the 16-team tournament.

“When you’re up above 40,000, you’ve got more than 10,000 people going to a gathering, that has implications for the egress and access of and to those premises, public transport crushes, all those sorts of things,” the Prime Minister explained.

[With ESPN Cricinfo inputs]