US to host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024

Article posted by Coliseum, November 19^th, 2021

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The host nations for every major International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s limited overs event between 2024 and 2031 have been confirmed.

The ‘ICC’ stated that in June 2024, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will go somewhere it has never been before, with USA hosting the event alongside the West Indies, which staged the tournament in 2010.

Dubai (UAE)-headquartered the International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1987.

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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. Organized by cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament currently consists of 16 teams, comprising the top 10 teams from the rankings at the given deadline and six other teams chosen through the T20 World Cup Qualifier.

The ‘ICC’ further stated that eight months later, in February 2025, Pakistan will host the Men’s Champions Trophy. It will be the first major global cricket tournament played in Pakistan since 1996 when it hosted the Men’s Cricket World Cup alongside India and Sri Lanka.

In 2026, India and Sri Lanka will host the Men’s T20 World Cup, before another first-time major event host in 2027.

In October/November 2027, Namibia will host the Men’s Cricket World Cup for the first time alongside Zimbabwe and South Africa. South Africa and Zimbabwe last staged the event in 2003.

In October 2028, the T20 World Cup will be played in Australia and New Zealand and 12 months later India will host the Champions Trophy.

In 2030, England will share T20 World Cup hosting duties with Ireland and Scotland. It will be the first time since 1999 that Ireland and Scotland will host a major global cricket event.

The final scheduled event in October/November 2031 will be the Men’s Cricket World Cup to be played in India and Bangladesh.

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