According to ESPNcricinfo, the country's Sports Minister Shamfa Cudjoe has said the Government is "very, very much open" to being the sole host country for the 2020 edition of the event.

The CPL, an annual Twenty20 tournament, is traditionally held across several Caribbean countries, with games also played in Florida in recent seasons.

But the coronavirus pandemic has forced organisers into a rethink, with Trinidad and Tobago seemingly on board with the plan.

If the proposal is approved, all 34 matches would be held at Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Oval and the Brian Lara Academy in Tarouba.

Cudjoe said a final decision would be subject to permission from the Health Ministry and the CPL committing to a series of COVID-19 guidelines.

"They wish to hold CPL in Trinidad and Tobago only," Cudjoe told i95.5fm, a Trinidad-based radio station.

"The proposal speaks primarily to the health protocol, and doesn't cover budget or anything of that sort. 

"I must commend CPL for taking this time out to touch on and examine each and every part of the health protocol - from quarantine period after the players land, as to how they are going to be housed, how they are fed and how to maintain social distancing, even rules as to whether saliva or sweat can be used on the ball - they went into detail."

Organisers of the competition had planned to run the tournament from August 19 to September 26 at six venues.

Trinidad and Tobago has hosted the semi-finals and finals of the past three editions of the CPL.