ICC FTP 2024-31 Cycle

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Teams visiting India must play Bangladesh Sri Lanka Pakistan. Teams visiting Bangladesh must play India Sri Lanka Pakistan. Teams visiting Sri Lanka must play Bangladesh India Pakistan. Teams must visit Pakistan.

Definitely agree on teams must visit Pakistan. Teams must give Pakistan a chance to prove that they are better prepared in terms of security compared to 2009 which was 12 years ago. Hospitality is never a question as you would get top notch hospitality from fans and people of any Asian countries.

Cricket should perhaps move towards a continental approach. Each cycle should last 6 months and you play against all the teams in that continent. Lets look how that would work. (Top 25 T20 teams)

India

Year 1- 1st Half - Play Asian continent - Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal
Year 1 - 2nd Half - Play African continent - South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya
Year 2 - 1st Half - Asian Continent - Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, Oman
Year 2 - 2nd Half - Europe - England, Ireland, Scotland, Jersey, Netherlands
Year 3 - 3 months - Australian continent - Australia, New Zealand, PNG
Year 3 - 2 months - Asian Continent - Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Year 3 - 2 months - North American continent - West Indies, Canada, USA

Play 3 test, 3 T20 and scrap ODI's for just World Cups. 4th year have all 3 trophies at the same time. WTC finals, 50 over World CUp and T20 worldcup. Every country gets to brag about a cup for 3 years. Rinse repeat.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Definitely agree on teams must visit Pakistan. Teams must give Pakistan a chance to prove that they are better prepared in terms of security compared to 2009 which was 12 years ago. Hospitality is never a question as you would get top notch hospitality from fans and people of any Asian countries.

Cricket should perhaps move towards a continental approach. Each cycle should last 6 months and you play against all the teams in that continent. Lets look how that would work. (Top 25 T20 teams)

India

Year 1- 1st Half - Play Asian continent - Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal
Year 1 - 2nd Half - Play African continent - South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya
Year 2 - 1st Half - Asian Continent - Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, Oman
Year 2 - 2nd Half - Europe - England, Ireland, Scotland, Jersey, Netherlands
Year 3 - 3 months - Australian continent - Australia, New Zealand, PNG
Year 3 - 2 months - Asian Continent - Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Year 3 - 2 months - North American continent - West Indies, Canada, USA

Play 3 test, 3 T20 and scrap ODI's for just World Cups. 4th year have all 3 trophies at the same time. WTC finals, 50 over World CUp and T20 worldcup. Every country gets to brag about a cup for 3 years. Rinse repeat.

There's no way England or Australia, West Indies, New Zealaand, South Africa would agree to that.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Cricket takes another backward step in Super League scrapping - Emerging Cricket

It seems there is a premature end to the ODI Super League after the proposed new structure of qualification for the 2027 CWC.

emergingcricket.com

Good read, similar themes to the Tim Wigmore piece.

 

[sameengul]

i preffer all 92 countries cricket teams should play world cup

 

[CerealKiller]

i preffer all 92 countries cricket teams should play world cup

A lot of one-sided matches.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

A lot of one-sided matches.

There are a plenty of one-sided matches between the top 10

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

i preffer all 92 countries cricket teams should play world cup

Pakistan and India to still end up in the same pool

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Pakistan and India to still end up in the same pool

ICC rankings are probably designed to make it mathematically impossible for them to not be in the same group.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

ICC rankings are probably designed to make it mathematically impossible for them to not be in the same group.

Good excuse

 

[icyman]

i preffer all 92 countries cricket teams should play world cup

Yeah, the CWC would probably have to be played in the HK Super Sixes format then, for it to be a success!

 

[icyman]

What's the latest on the ICC WT20 2024? Will it still be held in WI/USA? I believe the success of the MLC should dictate the way forth?

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

What's the latest on the ICC WT20 2024? Will it still be held in WI/USA? I believe the success of the MLC should dictate the way forth?

The last I heard was they will move the 2024 T20 WC to England and WI/USA will host the 2030 edition that England/Ireland/Scotland/Wales are going to host.