Soon World Twenty20 can take the place of the Champions Trophy as per the statement of International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson. Some officials also believe the tournament is much similar to the World Cup which the ICC has decided should be contested by only 10 teams from the 2019 event in England.
India is set to host the next Champions Trophy in 2021 but Richardson said on Monday that it was by no means sure that the event would take place, further saying that maybe upto 20 teams can participate in future World Twenty20s.
Richardson said,”What we want to do is differentiate our global events from each other so that they can be standalone and create maximum interest every time the event happens.
“At this stage, the next Champions Trophy is still scheduled for India in 2021. Whether that gets changed, the consideration has been given to changing to two T20s in a four-year cycle which would mean swapping the Champions Trophy for a World T20.”
He added: “The fact is that World T20s do attract a lot of interest, they generate significant revenue for the television companies, but most importantly from our point of view they provide us with an opportunity to give more opportunities to more teams.
“A 16-team World T20 — even a 20-team World T20 — down the line is something that we would like to look at.
“With a 10-team World Cup we’re hoping to increase the competitiveness of matches and the standard of the tournament as a whole.
“It might not be necessary to continue with two 50-over tournaments going forward.”