The ICC Knockout Cup was started in 1998 to help raise funds and spread awareness of the game in associate nations. With a direct knock-out format in place, every match had meaning and a single defeat meant elimination. It was short, sweet and thrilling while it lasted.
This league covers what could have been if the ICC had continued with the original Knockout Cup format and kept a more open-minded approach towards associates of the day, instead of turning it into the private club known as the Champions Trophy.
In this version, there will be 16 international teams participating in each edition. All the Test nations automatically qualify while the numbers are completed by the leading associates of the day. Each edition of the Knockout Cup takes place once every two years and is hosted by a promising associate nation.
The host nation for 1998 will be Bangladesh, who were just a year fresh from winning the 1997 ICC Trophy which earned them a ticket to the 1999 World Cup, where an upset of Pakistan led to them being awarded Test status the following year.
This league covers what could have been if the ICC had continued with the original Knockout Cup format and kept a more open-minded approach towards associates of the day, instead of turning it into the private club known as the Champions Trophy.
In this version, there will be 16 international teams participating in each edition. All the Test nations automatically qualify while the numbers are completed by the leading associates of the day. Each edition of the Knockout Cup takes place once every two years and is hosted by a promising associate nation.
The host nation for 1998 will be Bangladesh, who were just a year fresh from winning the 1997 ICC Trophy which earned them a ticket to the 1999 World Cup, where an upset of Pakistan led to them being awarded Test status the following year.
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