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This is a question every cricket fan would love to ask, but it is also a question we don’t want to hear the answer to. For those that have eagerly been waiting in anticipation for one of the biggest cricket events to take place every 2 years, there is a very good chance that you may have to wait another year before the tournament does indeed kick off. Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the sporting industry has taken quite the knock, yet there seems to be much hope according to hushed whispers and articles based on T20 World Cup winner tips , it is evident that there are sources that remain afloat with a positive outlook. However, as it currently stands, all matches have been postponed until further notice and all massive sport events have been put on hold. The worrisome question is when it will be possible to return to normal as only then will such events begin to become a reality again. So let's take a look at why it could be possible for the tournament to be call...

India have whitewashed Australia 3-0 in the 3-match Twenty20 international series after beating the hosts in a thrilling last-ball victory at the SCG on Sunday. India chased down Australia's imposing target of 198 runs and claimed a massive confidence boost just over a month ahead of the T20 World Cup. Wow that was close! India win on the final ball in thrilling 3rd T20I #AUSVIND https://t.co/b2wJFbktYP pic.twitter.com/QRSDm7BSEU — ICC (@ICC) January 31, 2016 With this win, India is now at the number one position in ICC T20 Ranking. Twitter was abuzz with plenty of tweets about the match..! Boy, that was such a thin line there for Yuvi between becoming a Hero or a villain. #AUSvIND — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) January 31, 2016 Delicious chase. Top 3 set up with perfect appetisers. @ImRaina rustled up the main course. And @YUVSTRONG12 the perfect dessert #AUSvIND — Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) January 31, 2016 Fantastic clean sweep! Well done an...

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi became the highest wicket-taker in the T20 internationals after taking a wicket of England’s James Vince during the 2nd T20 match in Dubai. The 35-year-old Twenty20 skipper has claimed 86 wickets in 86 games so far surpassing his team-mate Saeed Ajmal, who has captured 85 wickets for Pakistan in 64 t20 international matches. Player name Country Matches Wickets Shahid Afridi Pakistan 86 86 Saeed Ajmal Pakistan 64 85 Umar Gul Pakistan 58 83 Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka 61 74 Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka 39 66 Stuart Broad England 56 65 Dale Steyn South Africa 38 55 Nathan McCullum New Zealand 61 55 Graeme Swann England 39 51 Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lanka 43 46

The duo All-rounders, Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq have been included in Pakistan's Twenty20 squad for the two-match series against South Africa . Umar Akmal will take up the role of the wicketkeeper. Pakistan Squad : Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Umar Amin, Shahid Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Irfan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Junaid Khan, Abdur Rehman

Nuwan Kulasekara, Right arm fast-medium bowler has been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the Twenty20 series against South Africa , starting on Friday at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Jeevan Mendis has also been included in the squad, after his poor form in the recent ODI assignments. Dinesh Chandimal will play the T20 skipper role with Lasith Malinga as his deputy. Sri Lanka T20 squad: Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Lasith Malinga (vice capt), Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis

Pakistan's Right-handed batsman Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal have been selected to the ODI and T20 squads for the West Indies tour later on this month. The uncapped 21-year-old wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan , has been added to the squad as a backup of Akmal. ODI squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Umar Amin, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Abdur Rehman, Haris Sohail Twenty-20 squad : Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal (wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Hammad Azam, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Amin, Junaid Khan

England Right-handed batsman, Kevin Pietersen has made a comeback to the England T20 squad against New Zealand , starting from next Thursday at The Oval. He has been included in a 14-men squad for two T20 internationals against New Zealand. Pietersen will play the second match to be held at The Oval on June 27. Geoff Miller , England's national selector, said: With an intense period of cricket coming up we are conscious that we need to manage the workloads of our players throughout the summer and this NatWest series gives an opportunity for players who have performed well in domestic cricket and on the England Performance Programme and with the Lions to step up and test themselves in an international environment. "New Zealand are a talented limited-overs side and with a World T20 competition less than a year away this series gives us a chance to look at a number of different options." England squad : Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire),...

New Zealand have announced their Twenty20 squad against England starting from next week. Batsmen Hamish Rutherford and Tom Latham, along with left-arm spinner Roneel Hira has been included in the squad. Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee and Grant Elliott has been dropped from the New Zealand squad, while Kane Williamson and Luke Ronchi has also been excluded from the squad. The Two Twenty20 matches will be held on June 25 and June 27 at The Oval. New Zealand Squad : Brendon McCullum (capt), Corey Anderson, Martin Guptill, Roneel Hira, Doug Bracewell, Ian Butler, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, James Franklin, Tom Latham, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Ross Taylor.

Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Nuwan Kulasekara have been rested for the one-off Twenty20 international match against Bangladesh. Five Uncapped player, Shehan Jayasuriya, Chaturanga de Silva, Ramith Rambukwella, and fast bowler Ishan Jayaratne were added to the squad. Twenty20 squad : Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (capt & wk), Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Munaweera, Jeevan Mendis, Lasith Malinga (vc), Sachithra Senanayaka, Kithruwan Withanage, Angelo Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Ramith Rambukwella, Shaminda Eranga, Chathuranga de Silva, Ishan Jayaratne, Thisara Perera

Mahela Jayawardene has withdrawn his name from Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain after loosing the final of the T20 World against West Indies in Colombo. He stated he will remain captain for the ODI and Test teams and available for Twenty20 selection. Jayawardene, 35, said: " I had a chat to the selectors before this tournament started. I was going to step down from T20 captaincy after this World Cup, I personally feel that for Sri Lanka going forward we need a younger leader. It's a great opportunity for somebody to start in that T20 format. I've spoken to the selectors and they were quite happy with that choice. "

Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has been included for the Twenty20s series against Australia in August. Pakistan T20 squad : Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir.

New Zealand have announced their 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20 championship . The national selection manager, Kim Littlejohn said, " This preliminary squad of 30 represents the best Twenty20 players in New Zealand. It's a well-balanced squad with a number of proven performers, giving us plenty of options ahead of final squad selection. " New Zealand Squad : Ross Taylor (capt), Michael Bates, Dean Brownlie, Colin de Grandhomme, Doug Bracewell, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Andrew Ellis, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Ronnie Hira, Anaru Kitchen, Andy McKay, Kyle Mills, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tom Latham, Peter McGlashan, Tarun Nethula, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock, George Worker.

Pakistan test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq have been dropped by PCB in the preliminary list of 30-man squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka. Allrounder Abdul Razzaq, Wicketkeeper/Batsman Kamran Akmal and opening batsman Imran Nazir all three has been included to the provisional squad. Pakistan Preliminary Squad : Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shahzad, Imran Nazir, Shahzaib Hasan, Khalid Latif, Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Awais Zia, Sharjeel Khan, Rameez Raja, Shahid Afridi, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Hammad Azam, Abdul Razzaq, Aizaz Cheema, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Kamran Akmal, Raza Hasan, Shakeel Ansar

Samuel Badree , Uncapped leg-spinner has been included in the Twenty20 West Indies squad for two T20s internationals against New Zealand in Florida. West Indies Twenty20 squad : Darren Sammy (Capt.), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Samuel Badree, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Smith and Marlon Samuels. West Indies-New Zealand fixtures

Sri Lanka announced his Twenty20 International and ODI squads for the home series against Pakistan . The Sri Lankan test squad for the three-Test series against pakistan will be announced later. Sri Lanka Twenty20 squad: Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekera, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Lasith Malinga and Isuru Udana. Sri Lanka One-day squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Jeevan Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekera, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Thirimanne, Upul Tharanga, Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando.

India will host 10 Tests, five one-dayers and four Twenty20 Internationals from August 2012 to March next year. BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said, " The AIRTEL series between India and New Zealand will be played in August-September and will feature two Tests and two T20 Internationals. " In February-March 2013 next year, India to play a series of four tests. The schedule of the series is yet to be finalised. India vs New Zealand 1st Test at Hyderabad, Aug 23-27 2nd Test at Bangalore, Sept 31-Oct 4 1st Twenty20 at Vizag, Sept 8 2nd Twenty20 at Chennai, Sept 11 India vs England 1st Test at Ahmedabad, Nov 15-19 2nd Test at Mumbai, Nov 23-27 3rd Test at Kolkata, Dec 5-9 4th Test at Nagpur, Dec 13-17 1st Twenty20 at Pune, Dec 20 2nd Twenty20 Mumbai, Dec 22 1st ODI at Rajkot, Jan 11 2nd ODI at Kochi, Jan 15 3rd ODI at Ranchi, Jan 19 4th ODI at Dharamsala, Jan 23 5th ODI at Mohali, Jan 27

The International Cricket Council 's Executive Board has decided to increase the number of World Twenty20 Championship teams from 12 to 16 from 2014.

Australian right-arm fast-medium bowler Peter Siddle has signed with Essex in English county for the upcoming summer Twenty-20 campaign. Siddle will join the squad for the opening game on June 13 against Surrey Lions. Essex head coach Paul Grayson said, " We are delighted to have signed Australia's premier bowler in Test cricket. "