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The future of ICC (International Cricket Council) Champions Trophy seems uncertain at the moment. ICC chief executive David Richardson has revealed that Champions Trophy could be shelved to make way for the World T20 every two years in future.
With World Cup to be contested with just 10 teams from 2019 in England, some ICC officials feel that Champions Trophy is similar to the mega event and thus holds little significance. Richardson also admitted that there should be some differentiation in global events and, therefore, the 2021 Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in India, is not guaranteed to go ahead, the Dawn reported.
“What we want to do is differentiate our global events from each other so that they can be standalone and create maximum interest every time the event happens,” Richardson told reporters via telephonic conversation on the eve of the ICC’s annual conference in London. Also Read- Next edition of ICC World T20 to be held in 2020 instead of 2018
“At this stage, the next Champions Trophy is still scheduled for India in 2021. Whether that gets changed, the consideration has been given to changing to two T20s in a four-year cycle which would mean swapping the Champions Trophy for a World T20,” he added.
Richardson believes that World T20s attract a lot more attention than ODI tournaments and also generate significant revenue for the television companies. He further insisted that the idea is to give opportunities to more teams, hinting at the possibility of 20 teams featuring in World T20s in future.
“The fact is that World T20s do attract a lot of interest, they generate significant revenue for the television companies, but most importantly from our point of view they provide us with an opportunity to give more opportunities to more teams,” Richardson said. Also Read- ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 winner to receive USD 660,000 prize money
”A 16-team World T20 – even a 20-team World T20 – down the line is something that we would like to look at. With a 10-team World Cup we’re hoping to increase the competitiveness of matches and the standard of the tournament as a whole. It might not be necessary to continue with two 50-over tournaments going forward,” he added.
The ICC will hold its annual conference in London today to discuss whether a Test status should be granted to Ireland and Afghanistan, with an announcement expected to be made on Thursday.
Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the final of recently concluded Champions Trophy.
(With Agency Inputs)
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