IPL can be held without crowd, T20 World Cup can't: Glenn Maxwell

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes a rescheduled IPL can be held behind closed doors but it will be difficult to justify conducting upcoming T20 World Cup without fans cheering from stands. Both 13th IPL and T20 World Cup are uncertain at moment with worsening COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than one lakh people globally. 

One of options for BCCI is to host IPL in October-vember window if ICC decides to postpone T20 World Cup (October 18-vember 15). re has also been talks of conducting tournaments behind closed doors. One of stalwarts of T20 cricket, Maxwell feels if crowds weren't possible for eir of two events, IPL would be a better option to go ahead.

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'It's going to be hard': Glenn Maxwell

"It's going to be hard for us to have crowds. I think if IPL goes ahead y can probably survive without any crowds, but I can't see T20 World Cup surviving without any people re," Maxwell told ABC Grandstand. "It's going to be hard for us to justify having a World Cup when we can't get people into grounds. So I can't see it happening in near future. We've got to take care of everyone's health and wellbeing."

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status of IPL & T20 World Cup 2020 

IPL, which was deferred till April 14, is headed towards an indefinite postponement as India braced for a lockdown extension to contain rapidly-spreading coronavirus. T20 World Cup, on or hand, is scheduled to be held Down Under in October-vember but it all depends on how coronavirus is contained by Australia and or nations.

deadly disease has brought all sports activities, including cricket, to a halt across globe.

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