FILE PHOTO: Cricket - MCC World Cricket committee Press Conference - London, Britain - July 4, 2017 Brendon McCullum during the MCC World Cricket committee press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
(Reuters) - Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum thinks this year's Twenty20 World Cup is unlikely to go ahead as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could be moved to early 2021 with the Indian Premier League (IPL) taking the October-November slot.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has brought sport to a standstill around the world and jeopardised T20 cricket's flagship tournament in Australia. The IPL was scheduled to begin on March 29 but has been suspended indefinitely.
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