Australia bowler Kane Richardson has backed the International Cricket Council's move to hold off on deciding the fate of the T20 World Cup.

The tournament, hosted by Australia, is due to kick off in October, and the ICC said it was exploring "a number of contingency plans" due to the coronavirus pandemic but continues to prepare as if it will go ahead as normal.

Sri Lanka are due to play Ireland in the opening match of the tournament in Geelong, near Melbourne, with 16 teams playing 44 games ahead of a final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in November.

"Bonus points, that would be great, I think it would make the ladder more interesting towards the back end of the tournament.

"I think I saw free hits if you bowl a wide which, obviously, I'm not that keen on because we get that wrong occasionally so I don't think we should be punished that hard.

"I think it's a good conversation to have... I'd be keen to see what they can come up with as long as it's something that's not just punishing the bowlers."