Australia and New Zealand could host the Cricket World Cup in 2011 with serious question marks over the security of its scheduled host nations.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh secured the rights to the marquee tournament to be staged in February and March of 2011, but News Ltd reports suggest the International Cricket Council is considering relocation in light of the latest terrorist attacks in India and fears over player safety.
The ICC has convened a meeting in South Africa next week with proposed plans to move the event or place another country on standby - moves which could see Australia and New Zealand - the scheduled 2015 hosts - stage the event earlier than planned.
Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland admits the future of cricket events in the sub-continent will certainly come under scrutiny.
"It hasn't been talked about but that may well have changed out of this Mumbai incident but one would hope the World Cup and other events that are planned for various places in the sub-continent can go ahead as planned," he told News Ltd.
"But there will be plenty of things that will need to be planned in the fullness of time."
And on whether Australia would be in a position to host the tournament?
"I don't know the answer to that," he said.
"It's something that down the track would need to be looked at, but we are very keen for it to go ahead where it has already been allocated.
"Let's see how things settle down after the tragic events of Mumbai."
