Euro T20 Slam Cricket Tournament Postponed Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
Players like Shahid Afridi and Eoin Morgan were lined up to take part in the Euro T20 Slam.© AFP
The Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament has been postponed for the second year running due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Wednesday. The competition, involving six-city franchises based in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, was originally due to start in 2019 but was postponed shortly before its start date. Twenty20 stars including New Zealand's Martin Guptill, England's World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan and Pakistan's Shahid Afridi had all been lined up to play. Organisers said talks in recent weeks had given a "glimmer of hope" that the competition could be launched this year.
But they said in a statement issue...