Follow us

ICC to decide Champions Trophy future at Board meeting today

no image
no image

The ICC Champions Trophy's future will be discussed at the ICC Board meeting in Auckland today and in all likelihood, it could be scrapped altogether. The tournament is believed to be replaced by World T20 as the latter would provide more opportunities to Associate Members of the ICC.

In the latest edition of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan had claimed the title by upsetting India at The Oval in the final and the event was seen as a huge success with good crowds attending almost all matches. An India-Pakistan final then ensured that broadcasters saw a huge return on investment. But if all the speculations of T20 prioritization and ICC's announcement of Test and ODI championship are anything to go by, then the last edition could be the last edition of the tournament. ICC also wants to slot in World T20 as the latter would provide more opportunities to Associate Members of the ICC as opposed to the Champions Trophy, which is restricted to eight teams.

Also, the Champions Trophy's close resemblance to the ICC World Cup has been one of the strongest reasons going against it. 

"It's always been quite difficult to distinguish or differentiate between the two 50-over global events. With the World Cup becoming a ten-team event, it's almost like the World Cup is becoming more like the Champions Trophy, which I think is a good thing," said ICC CEO David Richardson earlier in the year.

Apart from that, an additional World T20 has also been mooted to be played in 2022 and the venue of that event could be confirmed at the meeting. So, the possible structure might work like this - a World T20 every two years, a World Cup every four years and a continuous Test and ODI Championship.

Comments

Leave a comment

0 Comments

read previousBPL | Twitter dazed as Nurul smashes 30 in last over to pull off impossible heist against stunned Barishal
The role of a finisher is one of the most unforgiving jobs in all of cricket, for they are the wins remembered for wins and blamed for losses. Nurul Hasan found himself in a similar situation in Sylhet on Thursday with the odds skewed massively against him, only to end up achieving the unfathomable.
WATCH: MS Dhoni clocks an incredible 31 kms/hour while taking a couple of runsread next
MS Dhoni's fantastic running between the wickets and his alertness behind the stumps has always been a matter of great help for the Indian team. In the Guwahati T20I against Australia, Dhoni showcased his incredible fitness and skill by taking a couple of runs with the top-speed being 31 kms/hour.
View non-AMP page