Sydney:Australia pacer Kane Richardson on Thursday said the International Cricket Council did the right thing by deferring a decision on the fate of this year’s T20 World Cup until next month as a call of this magnitude should not be rushed.
The ICC, on Wednesday, said it will wait for another month before taking a call on the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November.
A vital part of Australia’s T20 squad, Richardson said there was no rush to take the call. “It’s always nice to know what’s going to happen in the near future but taking as much time as we can to make a decision about this is important.
There no rush to make a decision,” Richardson was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. “I think it’s the right move, I think Australia and New Zealand have been really good in terms of flattening the curve, so I think there’s some positivity there in terms of some cricket being on this summer with some kind of normality around it.
“The best decision is to take your time with this and make sure we’ve made the right decision,” he added. The 29-year-old said it would be great if the team could play some domestic cricket before the World Cup but the players would back any decision made by the management. “It depends on what the state programs can put together .If there’s some domestic cricket we can play before that, that’ll be a bonus.” “Whatever decision is made we’ll role with it. We haven’t got much other choice. As we’ve heard said so many times, it’s unprecedented, but if it means we’re under-prepared, then so be it … but I think we’ll be fine,” he added. Australia are yet to win their maiden T20 World Cup and this year provides the hosts with the perfect opportunity to lay their hands on the coveted trophy. “At the moment it feels like everyone is really clear on what their role in the team is.
In T20 cricket that’s really massive. The more simple you can make the game the better. “It feels like we’re rolling pretty well but it also feels like a lifetime ago we played our last game. But a lot of blokes in that team have confidence in their role in the team and results have shown that. Richardson feels despite the COVID-19 enforced break the team members are aware of the role they need to fulfil. (PTI)
