Suryaa Sports Desk: The International Cricket Council has taken the most crucial decisions regarding the upcoming mega events in the world cricket calendar…. The International Cricket Council has taken the most crucial decisions regarding the upcoming mega events in the world cricket calendar. ICC has finalized the final dates of 2029 World Test Championship, which is eagerly awaited by cricket fans. Along with this, significant changes have also taken place in the 2030 T20 World Cup schedule and the qualification process for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The details of the calendar of these prestigious tournaments to be held in the next five years have become a hot topic of discussion in the sports circles. According to the latest information from ICC, the 2029 WTC final will be held from June 8 to 12. England will host this prestigious match.
These tournaments will continue there as the England and Wales Cricket Board secured the rights to host the WTC finals in 2027, 2029 and 2031 respectively. While the 2027 WTC title fight will be held at The Oval in London from June 9 to 13, the venue for the 2029 final will be announced soon. On the other hand, the ICC has also changed the timing of the 2030 Men's T20 World Cup. Although initially planned to be held in the month of June, now the mega tournament has been decided to be held between the months of July and August. In addition to this, the Women's and Men's T20 World Cups to be held in 2028 will be held back-to-back in a very short span of time. It is noteworthy that there is only 11 days between the women's tournament to be held in Pakistan and the men's tournament to be held in Australia-New Zealand. In the same order, the eligibility process for cricket matches in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has also been changed.
The qualifiers, which were originally supposed to be completed in 2027, have been postponed to early 2028. India, Australia, UK and South Africa are currently leading the list of teams to qualify for the Olympic tournament. Analysts believe that the latest calendar changes taken by the ICC are likely to have a major impact on the scheduling of teams around the world and the workload management of players. Also Read: No player like Hardik Pandya.. Sunil Gavaskar's key advice for Team India management