: Decision to postpone ICC Women’s World Cup came down to lack of preparation time for players #IndiaNEWS Concerns around players’ preparation in a short time led to the postponement of the ICC Women’s

Decision to postpone ICC Women’s World Cup came down to lack of preparation time for players #IndiaNEWS
Concerns around players’ preparation in a short time led to the postponement of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup and the decision had nothing to do with safety issues pertaining to COVID-19 in New Zealand, according to the event’s CEO Andrea Nelson.The showpiece tournament, scheduled to start in February 2021, was postponed by a year due to the raging pandemic.Host nation New Zealand, though, has done well in combatting the virus. The country has so far recorded 1569 confirmed cases with a majority of them having recovered, making it one of the least affected places in the world.“It came down to the ability of the teams to qualify,??? Nelson told ‘NZME’, a local media group.The qualifiers for the tournament were supposed to be held in July but had to be postponed due to the pandemic.India, England, Australia, South Africa and the hosts had already qualified for the tournament. They will retain that status while the remaining three slots will be decided after a qualifying tournament, and Nelson harped on that point.“We’ve done a lot of contingency planning around this event, to give it the best possible chance of proceeding successfully - ultimately the decision to delay it comes down to cricket.“No qualifying tournaments have been able to...Read more

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