The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the next Future Tour Program (FTP). In the eight-year cycle starting from 2023 to 2031, there will now be 8 global tournaments with the return of the Champions Trophy. Not only this, the number of teams in the Men's ODI and T20 World Cup has also been increased to 14 teams and 20 teams respectively. The Men's ODI World Cup will be played in the Super-6 format for the first time in 2027. Meanwhile, 54 matches will be held in the ODI World Cup in 2027 and 2031.
2024: T20 WC – 20 teams and 55 games
2025: Champions Trophy – 8 teams and 15 games
2025: World Test Championship final – 2 teams and 1 game
2026: T20 WC – 20 teams and 55 games
2027: ODI World Cup – 14 teams and 54 games
2027: World Test Championship final – 2 teams and 1 game
2028: T20 WC – 20 teams and 55 games
2029: Champions Trophy – 8 teams and 15 games
2029: World Test Championship final – 2 teams and 1 game
2030: T20 WC – 20 teams and 55 games
2031: ODI World Cup – 14 teams and 54 games
2031: World Test Championship final – 2 teams and 1 game
The World Test Championship, which started in 2018, suffered a lot due to Coronavirus in the current FTP. This tournament will be held every 2 years in the next FTP. The WTC Finals will be played in 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031.
At the same time, under-19 teams also have to play a lot of tournaments from 2024 to 2031. The Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup will be held in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030. At the same time, the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup will be played in 2025, 2027 and 2029.
The ICC said that the decision of hosting all men's, women's and under-19 tournaments for the next cycle will start from September. The hosts for the ICC Men's events will be decided in September and the selection process will start from September too. At the same time, the decision of the host for the Women's and Under-19 events will start in November.
