World Test Championship (WTC)
Dates: Started in July 2019, currently held up
Teams participating: 9
The WTC got off the blocks immediately after the 2019 men's 50-over World Cup. A tournament to be contested between the top nine Test-playing countries, the WTC was devised by the ICC as a marquee event culminating in a final between the top two teams on the table in June 2021 at Lord's. A maximum of 120 points per series is at stake with each team playing six series - three at home and three away - in the period. However, while some teams have played a fair share of their six series, some teams are yet to get started in earnest, and many series were scheduled for the rest of this year.
The following test series' are likely to be affected in case no cricket is played in 2020
March: Sri Lanka v England - two Tests
June: England v West Indies - three Tests
July-August: England v Pakistan - three Tests
July: West Indies v South Africa - two Tests
July: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - three Tests
August: Bangladesh v New Zealand - two Tests
November-December: New Zealand v West Indies - three Tests
December-January (2021): Australia v India - four Tests
December-January (2021): New Zealand v Pakistan - two Tests
ODI League
Dates: Scheduled to start on May 1
Teams participating: 13
Alongside the WTC, the ICC had also approved the ODI League, to be played between May 1 this year and March 31, 2022, which would serve as a qualification pathway for the 2023 men's World Cup, to be played in India. There would be 13 teams, including the 12 Test-playing countries along with the Netherlands, that play eight series over a two-year cycle on a home-and-away basis against mutually agreed opponents.
The ICC is yet to finalise the playing conditions for the league, which it is scheduled to do during the upcoming ICC Board meetings, scheduled over teleconference later this month.
India (as hosts) plus the seven next-highest-ranked sides in the league as on March 31, 2022 will qualify directly for the 2023 World Cup, while the bottom five will get a second chance to make the grade through a qualifier.
The Asia Cup
Dates: Scheduled for September
Teams participating: 6
This six-team event, contested by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, is scheduled for September. It will be played in the T20 format with the PCB playing host. Later this month, the Asian Cricket Council is likely to finalise the venue for the Asia Cup.
Men's T20 World Cup
Dates: October 18 to November 15
World Test Championship (WTC)
Dates: Started in July 2019, currently held up
Teams participating: 9
The WTC got off the blocks immediately after the 2019 men's 50-over World Cup. A tournament to be contested between the top nine Test-playing countries, the WTC was devised by the ICC as a marquee event culminating in a final between the top two teams on the table in June 2021 at Lord's. A maximum of 120 points per series is at stake with each team playing six series - three at home and three away - in the period. However, while some teams have played a fair share of their six series, some teams are yet to get started in earnest, and many series were scheduled for the rest of this year.
The following test series' are likely to be affected in case no cricket is played in 2020
March: Sri Lanka v England - two Tests
June: England v West Indies - three Tests
July-August: England v Pakistan - three Tests
July: West Indies v South Africa - two Tests
July: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - three Tests
August: Bangladesh v New Zealand - two Tests
November-December: New Zealand v West Indies - three Tests
December-January (2021): Australia v India - four Tests
December-January (2021): New Zealand v Pakistan - two Tests
ODI League
Dates: Scheduled to start on May 1
Teams participating: 13
Alongside the WTC, the ICC had also approved the ODI League, to be played between May 1 this year and March 31, 2022, which would serve as a qualification pathway for the 2023 men's World Cup, to be played in India. There would be 13 teams, including the 12 Test-playing countries along with the Netherlands, that play eight series over a two-year cycle on a home-and-away basis against mutually agreed opponents.
The ICC is yet to finalise the playing conditions for the league, which it is scheduled to do during the upcoming ICC Board meetings, scheduled over teleconference later this month.
India (as hosts) plus the seven next-highest-ranked sides in the league as on March 31, 2022 will qualify directly for the 2023 World Cup, while the bottom five will get a second chance to make the grade through a qualifier.
The Asia Cup
Dates: Scheduled for September
Teams participating: 6
This six-team event, contested by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, is scheduled for September. It will be played in the T20 format with the PCB playing host. Later this month, the Asian Cricket Council is likely to finalise the venue for the Asia Cup.
Men's T20 World Cup
Dates: October 18 to November 15
Teams participating: 16
After the successful organisation of the women's event, Australia is set to play hosts to the men's T20 World Cup later this year too. Last November, six teams - Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Namibia, Scotland and Oman - made the cut for the tournament after finishing in the top six of the qualifiers. Those six, along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will contest in the qualifying stage of the T20 World Cup. The top four from that will progress to join the top-eight teams to contest in the Super12s stage, where the teams have been split into two groups.
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