The International Cricket Council (ICC) will have a committee in the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup that will decide on the fate of any game that is affected by the COVID-19. This could be ranging from players testing positive to virus outbreaks in any certain team camps. This was announced by interim CEO Geoff Allardice. He made it clear that no member nation can decide, unlike bilateral contests.

The ICC already has a committee of medical experts in place which also includes BCCI’s Dr Abhijit Salvi. However, it is understood that there could be a few positive cases even if there’s a bio-bubble in place.

“I think we have been pretty clear in our communication with the members. We have a committee set up to look at any cases that arise during the event,” Allardice said.

“Any decisions around matches will be taken by that committee and it’s not going to be something that’s going to be dealt by the members as it may do in bilateral cricket,” he added.

Allardice said there will be 2 DRS per team during the mega event.

“We have continued on with the playing conditions that have been in place for T20 internationals for the past 12 months, which is two reviews per team, so rather than sort of treat this tournament differently, we have just continued on with what’s in place for the last 12 or 18 months,” Allardice said during virtual con-call.

The interim CEO also added that neutral umpires could be back soon whenever the situation allows.

In the post-COVID-19 world, ICC has used home umpires due to travelling and logistical issues.

“I think we are able to get all our Elite panel umpires here and the referees here to officiate in this tournament (ICC Men’s T20 World Cup), the UAE is a country that is fairly straightforward now to move in and out of,” Allardice said.