ICC: 14 in One-Day and 20 teams will participate in T20 World Cup

All Major decisions were taken by International Cricket Council (ICC) in a virtual meeting on Tuesday

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken some big decisions regarding the World Cup in a virtual meeting on Tuesday. Now 14 teams will participate in the One Day World Cup. The ICC will implement this change in the 2027 and 2031 World Cups. Apart from this, it was also decided to organize four more World Test Championships in the next round, which will be played in an eight-year cycle from 2023 to 2031. The final of the first World Test Championship will be played between India and New Zealand on June 18-22.

"The ICC Board today confirmed the schedule from 2024 to 2031 in which the Men's World Cup and T20 World Cup will be played and the Champions Trophy will be held again," the ICC said in a release after the board meeting. It said, '14 teams will take part in the men's World Cup in 2027 and 2031. At the same time, 20 teams will participate in the T20 World Cup between 2024-30. There will be 55 matches in the tournaments of 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030.

At the same time, the Champions Trophy of eight teams will be played in 2025 and 2029. The finals of the ICC World Test Championship will be played in 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031. The schedule of the International Cricket Council (ICC) women's tournament has already been decided. Let us tell you that at present there are ten teams in the 50-over World Cup. This time there will be 16 teams in the T20 World Cup.

The BCCI has been given time till June 28 by the International Cricket Council to take a decision on hosting the T20 World Cup amid the Corona crisis in India. In the online meeting of the ICC Board held on Tuesday, India was represented by BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah. The T20 World Cup is to be held in October-November this year. The BCCI had asked for one month's time, which was given unanimously by the ICC board.

Eight teams each will participate in the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in 2025 and 2029. In the next eight-year round, four seasons of the World Test Championship will be played, while two seasons of the Champions Trophy will be played.