Pakistan’s former wicketkeeper and skipper Moin Khan has said that playing upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia behind closed doors without fans would be pointless.
Moin Khan while speaking to meadi suggested that World Cup should be called off amid global pandemic of Coronavirus.
“World Cup behind closed doors is not an option. If there’s a World Cup, there’ll be fans. An event of this magnitude without fans is pointless. It’s better to call it off for a later date,” he said.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia from October 18 this year. However, the coronavirus pandemic and global lockdown has forced organisers to consider contingency plans.
Former cricketer said that he did not expect normalcy to return anytime soon.
“It will take some time before we are back on the cricket field once again, not only in Pakistan but everywhere in the world. We are facing a global pandemic and the situation isn’t different in any country,” he said.
The former captain also advised cricketers to continue working on their fitness even during lockdown.
“If players chose to stay idle then it will affect their physical and mental health; you need to keep yourself active. You don’t need a big space to workout, even your bedroom is enough to do some exercise,” Moin said.
“It is important for players to keep their focus so that whenever the sport resumes they’re prepared to take the challenge,” he added.
