Would ICC be responsible if a player gets infected with Covid-19 during the World T20 in India?

[Major]

Cases of Covid are now rising in India, yet ICC is not backing down and would most likely allow the tournament to be held.

Covid has direct effect on your lungs and treatment could result in taking steroids that results in your body storing fat.

If Players are to get Covid, would ICC be responsible, as they are trying to get the tournament held in a country which is not safe for health reasons

[Ramsay]

The tournament is still six months away. Anything can happen in between. May be IPL’s successful completion will give you a clear picture.

[aukhan]

ICC will be at fault if any player is tested positive.

[Bewal Express]

You could have people getting it left, right and centre but the tournament will go ahead. The ICC have no power

[Major]

The tournament is still six months away. Anything can happen in between. May be IPL’s successful completion will give you a clear picture.

6 months away, but a tournament needs to be shifted now if cases get out of control

[Rana]

What a dumb question by the OP. Is the ICC officially responsible for Covid Outbreaks in ICC officiated matches throughout the world?

[Hasan123]

I saw on cricinfo today the ICC have said they have a back up plan.

[TheNightWatchman]

I saw on cricinfo today the ICC have said they have a back up plan.

Getting that many players in 1 area and keeping them all in a bubble will be extremely difficult

[Hasan123]

Getting that many players in 1 area and keeping them all in a bubble will be extremely difficult

Luckily they have a lot of time to prepare. The IPL will tell us a lot and help a lot with how to manage the bubble.

[Major]

I saw on cricinfo today the ICC have said they have a back up plan.

If they are to move the tournament, than it would again have to be delayed

[silentkiller187]

UAE is probably a back up.

[Mesozoic]

6 months is a long long long time...

[Major]

6 months is a long long long time...

6 months til the ball is bowled.

But if its shifted, it takes time to shift the tournament. It has been delayed once

[cricketjoshila]

Many players are right now in India, playing the IPL, have they raised this question?

[dildilpak]

Every cricketer/ official in WC will be vaccinated long before the start of WC, so this kind of argument is stupid to begin with.

[Major]

Many players are right now in India, playing the IPL, have they raised this question?

if you are gonna pay 1 carore ruppees, players will even leave national duty aswell

[shamaan]

Many players are right now in India, playing the IPL, have they raised this question?

When your on stupid money am sure it will go under the table

[hashimafzal]

One or two players is one thing, they will surely have plans in place for that. For a potential outbreak to take place however will be 100% on the shoulders of the ICC.

[shamaan]

One or two players is one thing, they will surely have plans in place for that. For a potential outbreak to take place however will be 100% on the shoulders of the ICC.

What if they make them sign to say we aint liable.

[CanadianG00se]

What if they make them sign to say we aint liable.

It’s an ICC event and no such contract( or wavier) would deem fit in court. ICC can’t shift blame or responsibility on others and yet expects to make money from an event.

I believe one of the two things would happen

1) Either ICC mandates all participants to be vaccinated
Or
2) Event to be moved to backup location( maybe UAE) or postponed it indefinitely.


IPL will definitely give us better idea.

[ARK Rafay]

They're waiting on IPL to conclude before making any comments or changes about the World Cup

[Indiafan]

Cases of Covid are now rising in India, yet ICC is not backing down and would most likely allow the tournament to be held.

Covid has direct effect on your lungs and treatment could result in taking steroids that results in your body storing fat.

If Players are to get Covid, would ICC be responsible, as they are trying to get the tournament held in a country which is not safe for health reasons

From the last peak cases reduced drastically in next 4 months. We have the second wave peak now plus record vaccinations so the cases are likely to again go down in next 4 months

[shamaan]

It’s an ICC event and no such contract( or wavier) would deem fit in court. ICC can’t shift blame or responsibility on others and yet expects to make money from an event.

I believe one of the two things would happen

1) Either ICC mandates all participants to be vaccinated
Or
2) Event to be moved to backup location( maybe UAE) or postponed it indefinitely.


IPL will definitely give us better idea.

What if players dont want to take the vaccine ?

[CanadianG00se]

What if players dont want to take the vaccine ?

Then players have to let go of the chance to be part of team. Remember post covid almost every countries will have vaccine requirements for travel purposes. Players won’t be exempted to those rules in future. Sooner or later everyone who wish to travel for whatever reason will be required to carry proof of vaccination. So, why not get vaccinated now?

[angrypathan]

Chances are most players will be vaccinated by then. Maybe not in Australia though with the colossal mess up that the government has made of the vaccine rollout so far

[Thanos]

IPL will give clear picture if it's feasible to organize WCT20 in India.

However, will ICC be responsible if tournament is shifted somewhere else and few players still get the virus during tournament?

[shamaan]

Then players have to let go of the chance to be part of team. Remember post covid almost every countries will have vaccine requirements for travel purposes. Players won’t be exempted to those rules in future. Sooner or later everyone who wish to travel for whatever reason will be required to carry proof of vaccination. So, why not get vaccinated now?

Yes defonitely everyone will have to get vaccinated hopefully the world cup does happen and noone gets corona whilst in India

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

Many players are right now in India, playing the IPL, have they raised this question?

Haven’t a few left?

[Abhilash93]

Even if the rate of vaccination is not ramped up further, we should comfortably see herd immunity being reached in the next 6 months with over 70% population vaccinated.

So, this should not at all be a concern.

[cricketjoshila]

Haven’t a few left?

No one has left.

[dildilpak]

Haven’t a few left?

Who has gone back?