Afghanistan and Australia’s cricket boards decided to postpone the scheduled one-day international series in India, it emerged on Sunday.
The three one-dayers between the two sides were supposed to take place ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup but the tournament was then moved to the United Arab Emirates because of the prevalence of COVID-19 in India.
“The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Cricket Australia agreed to postpone the tour given the complexities of travel, quarantine periods and a finding a suitable location for the matches given the relocation of the T20 World Cup to the UAE,” the boards said in a statement.
“With the World Cup relocated from India to the UAE, the ACB will continue to explore the possibility of hosting a proposed T20 tri-series involving Australia and the West Indies.”
The IPL was suspended indefinitely in May after several players and backroom staff tested positive for COVID-19. The remaining matches will now be played in the UAE from Sept. 19 to Oct. 15.
