ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has submitted a bid to host future men’s International Cricket Council events scheduled for the post-2023 period.
The Tavengwa Mukuhlani led board is among the 17 ICC member states interested in hosting limited-overs tournaments lined up between 2024-2031. Other members to have submitted their bids include Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, UAE and USA.
In a statement, the ICC said it has commenced the process to identify the hosts for men’s white-ball events to be held post-2023 following the expansion of its event programme in the next cycle.
“The hosting of the ICC World Test Championship Final, the ICC Women’s and Under 19 events in the new cycle will be determined in a separate process that will get underway later this year,” said ICC General Manager- Marketing and Communications Claire Furlong in a recent statement.
“Eight men’s ODI and T20 events, comprising two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups, four ICC Men’s T20 World Cups and two ICC Champions Trophies will be staged from 2024-2031 and ICC Members were invited to submit preliminary technical proposals as a potential host. This included individual country submissions as well as joint proposals.”
ICC Acting Chief Executive Officer Geoff Allardice expressed delight at the overwhelming response by the members willing to host the impending events.
“Cricket has more than a billion fans around the world and ICC events have a proven track record of bringing significant economic and social benefits for host countries. These events provide hosts with a wonderful opportunity to work closely with local communities to grow the game whilst supporting economic and social development public policy goals,” said Allardice.
“We will now move forward to the second phase of the process where Members will provide a more detailed proposal before the ICC Board takes decisions on our future hosts later this year.”
