Summary The 12 Test playing nations and the Netherlands, will participate in the 13-team ODI League.
(Dunya News) - The International Cricket Council, on behalf of its Members, today released the men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) from 2018-2023 and the press release does not include even a single bilateral series between cricketing giants Pakistan and India.
The 12 Test playing nations and the Netherlands, will participate in the 13-team ODI League, which will run from 1 May 2020 to 31 March 2022 and all the sides will play eight series over a two-year cycle on a home and away basis against mutually agreed opponents.
This league will serve as a qualification pathway for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. India (as host) plus the seven highest-ranked sides in the ODI league as on 31 March 2022 will qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, while the bottom five sides will get a second chance to qualify through the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The structure of the men’s FTP (2018-23) includes:
ICC Cricket World Cup – 2019 and 2023
ICC World T20 – 2020 and 2021
World Test Championship
Cycle 1 – 2019-2021 (final 2021)
Cycle 2 – 2021-2023 (final 2023)
All bilateral Tests, ODIs and T20Is outside of the above competitions.
