ICC News: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given a big statement regarding the T20 World Cup. The ICC said on Monday that organizing the World Cup every two years is very important for the development of cricket, as all members play this format. The ICC last week announced tournaments between 2024 and 2031, in which one tournament will be played every year.
ICC CEO Geoff Allardyce said, "Different tournaments are to be played in different formats. The decision to hold the T20 World Cup every two years is a good one, as all the members play this format and it will be good for the development of cricket." Allardyce said, "The recent tournament in UAE and Oman was the first T20 World Cup in five years. Nowadays so much T20 International cricket is being played, according to that this interval was long. We want to do it once in two years."
About the ICC Champions Trophy, he said, "This is a very popular tournament. It is short and very interesting in the ODI format as well. This is a good tournament in the middle of the four year cycle of the Cricket World Cup." The Champions Trophy was last held in 2017 and will now be played in 2025.
Big talk about the toss
Recently in the T20 World Cup, only the teams who chose to bowl after winning the toss won. When asked about this, Allardyce said that it will not happen next time. They said, "It happens in cricket that when things start happening like a trend, then teams and opponents start looking for answers If it seems that winning the toss is the only way to win matches then I am sure after 12 months in Australia This will not happen when this tournament is played."
The ICC last week set up a working group to review cricket in view of the recent political developments in Afghanistan. ICC President Greg Barkley said, "Afghanistan is a full-time member of the ICC. We want to continue to support the women’s and men’s cricket program there. We will continue to do that, but to remain a member of the ICC, it is necessary to meet certain criteria. We have not seen his violation and as members of the ICC we will continue to help him."
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