The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board on Tuesday confirmed the schedule of ICC occasions from 2024-2031 with each the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be expanded and a Men’s Champions Trophy to be re-introduced.
The ICC Board has additionally requested administration concentrate on its planning efforts for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 on the occasion being staged within the UAE with the chance of together with one other venue within the Middle East.
“A final decision on the host country will be taken later this month. The Board also confirmed that the BCCI will remain the hosts of the event regardless of where the event is played,” stated the ICC in an official launch.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will turn into a 14 staff, 54 match occasion in 2027 and 2031, while the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup might be expanded to a 20 staff, 55 match occasion in 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030.
An eight-team Champions Trophy might be hosted in 2025 and 2029. ICC World Test Championship Finals might be hosted in 2025, 2027, 2029, and 2031. The ICC Women’s occasion schedule has already been confirmed with the growth of each the Cricket World Cup and T20 World Cup forming half of the ICC’s long-term dedication to rising the ladies’s recreation.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup format may have two teams of seven, with the highest three in every group progressing to a Super Six stage, adopted by semi-finals and last. This is the identical format that was used within the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2003.
The format of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will consist of 4 teams of 5, with the highest two from every group going by means of to a Super Eights stage, adopted by the knockout levels of semi-finals and a last. The Champions Trophy will observe earlier editions with two teams of 4, semi-finals and last.
The ICC Board additionally authorised the method for figuring out the hosts for all Men’s, Women’s, and U19 occasions within the subsequent cycle. The hosts for the Men’s occasions might be determined in September following a variety course of that can get underway this month. The hosting course of for Women’s and U19 occasions will start in November and might be a chance to have interaction with a wider vary of Members together with first-time hosts.
ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice in an official launch stated: “Having the ICC occasion schedule confirmed by means of to 2031 is a big step ahead for cricket and can type the premise of our development technique for the subsequent decade.
“The revised approach to selecting hosts for our events will give us much more flexibility to grow the game and engage new fans. There is a smaller pool of countries with the infrastructure needed to host our senior Men’s events which narrows the selection process. Additionally, many of our members expressed interest in hosting Women’s and U19 events which gives us a great opportunity to stage events in established and emerging cricket nations.”
