{"id":52183,"date":"2018-04-28T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=52183"},"modified":"2018-04-28T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T19:00:14","slug":"icc-converts-50-over-champions-trophy-in-india-into-world-t20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/icc-converts-50-over-champions-trophy-in-india-into-world-t20\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Converts 50-Over Champions Trophy in India into World T20"},"content":{"rendered":"

ICC chief David Richardson speaks during a media interaction after ICC Board meeting in Kolkata, April 26. (Swapan Mahapatra\/PTI)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The ICC decided, April 26, to convert the 2021 Champions Trophy scheduled in India into a World T20 event, finally scrapping the eight-team ODI tournament, the context and relevance of which has been questioned repeatedly, writes Kushan Sarkar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the end of its five-day board meeting, ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson said the global body has \u201cunanimously agreed\u201d that the 2021 meet in India would now be a 16-team event in the shortest format.<\/p>\n

Richardson\u2019s announcement meant that BCCI representative Amitabh Chaudhary also voted in favor of the change after the initial opposition to the move.<\/p>\n

This means that only for the second time ever, two ICC World T20 events will take place in two years — the 2020 edition in Australia and the 2021 edition in India. The first time it happened was 2009 (England) and 2010 (West Indies).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2021 Champions Trophy in India will now change to World T20. It fits into our strategy of growing the game,\u201d Richardson said today at a media conference at the end of the meeting.<\/p>\n

There will be a 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cup, effectively scrapping the very concept of Champions Trophy, a tournament which was described as irrelevant by several critics given the presence of a full-fledged quadrennial World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell the BCCI representative attended the board meeting and the vote was passed unanimously. So I don\u2019t think that\u2019s an issue,\u201d said Richardson.<\/p>\n

However, Richardson\u2019s rationale behind the changes were contradictory in nature.<\/p>\n

When asked that ICC often claims about safeguarding longer formats but then is increasing cash-rich T20, he reasoned; \u201cI don\u2019t agree with that it\u2019s contradictory. In the end we are going to end up with maximum of 12 Test teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Champions Trophy in a way was too similar to the World Cup, always quite difficult to differentiate. Why you are having a World Cup and then a Champions Trophy? It was difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd don\u2019t forget a 13-team ODI league is a huge step in making sure the 50 over format has much more context going forward,\u201d the former Proteas keeper said.<\/p>\n

When asked if the 50-over World Cup and Champions Trophy looked similar, then how different would be the World T20 in 2020 and 2021, Richardson called the situation a \u201clittle bit unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, that\u2019s just because of the schedule how it works. There would not have been an option I suppose of moving the T20 into 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut going forward in the future, every two years World T20, every four years the World Cup and don\u2019t forget the ODI League building up to each World Cup,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ICC chief David Richardson speaks during a media interaction after ICC Board meeting in Kolkata, April 26. (Swapan Mahapatra\/PTI) The ICC decided, April 26, to convert the 2021 Champions Trophy scheduled in India into a World T20 event, finally scrapping the eight-team ODI tournament, the context and relevance of which has been questioned repeatedly, writes…<\/p>\n

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