The Champions Trophy will be played in Pakistan and UAE from February 19. The ICC tournament, which is held every 4 years, is being played again after 8 years. In 2029, the tournament will be played in India. However, it is not clear whether or not this 50 -over tournament will be played.
In the Champions Trophy Part-2 we will know …
- 4 reasons why the tournament is difficult to organize after 2029
- 5 reasons for not having a tournament in 2021
- What is the reason for resuming after 8 years?
- When and why did the Champions Trophy begin?
- All ICC Tournament by 2031
1. Hard to hold a tournament after 2029, its 4 reasons
A. The popularity of the ODI match declined Over the last 10 years, ODIs and popularity have declined due to the T20 team and their popularity. In these 10 years, 420 Tests and 1250 ODI matches were played, but 2668 T20 matches. In the 10 years from 2005 to 2014, only 412 T20 matches were played, while 119 more ODI matches were played in this decade. The number of tests did not change much.
With the advent of T20, many small teams started playing cricket. Until 2014, only 20 teams played this format, but in the last 10 years, 105 teams have become part of it. On the other hand, the number of ODI players has been 23 for the last 20 years. This means that the development of this format is halted. The Champions Trophy is only played in a 50 -over format, so it is more likely to close.
B. The Champions Trophy was to close the ICC After the Champions Trophy in 2017, the ICC planned to launch the T20 Champions Cup instead of the ODI tournament. Tournament like T-20 World Cup will be played between the top 8 teams. In 2021, the new format could not be consented, so it was not planned. However, the ICC then set up a Champions Trophy schedule in the 50 -over format for 2025 and 2029.
The number of teams in the T20 World Cup has now increased from 12 to 20, with many small teams doing well in this format. Also, T-20 cricket will be included in the Olympics since 2028. Only 8 teams will play. In this case, the ICC has not come up with a separate T20 Champions Cup for the top 8 teams and is expected to come.
C. Difficult to get a window due to T-20 The Indian Premier League (IPL) began in 2008, the world's first ICC-authorized franchise tournament. In 2011, Australia launched its own franchise tournament, Big Bash League (BBL). Bangladesh also launched its franchise tournament in Bangladesh, West Indies in 2013 and Pakistan in 2016.
Until 2016, only 4-5 countries were organizing a franchise tournament, but by 2025, almost every major cricket board has started it. In the last 5 years, their franchise tournaments have been brought to South Africa, UAE, England, Sri Lanka, Canada, Nepal and America. Many big international stars play.
In 10 to 12 countries, cricket schedule has been busy due to the flood of franchise cricket. Because of this, it is difficult to make time for the ICC tournament. Due to the busy schedule, the Champions Trophy could not be organized in 2021. The ever-increasing T-20 cricket champions can be a major cause of the end of the trophy.
D. Pressure from Broadcasters For the board organizing a sports tournament, TV and online viewers have now become more important than viewers coming to the stadium as their income increases. Broadcasters and sponsors are willing to pay a large amount.
Broadcasters have also found that a T20 match attracts more viewers than the entire ODI and Test series. For this reason, T-20 cricket also gets more ads. That is why broadcasters are forcing ICC and other cricket boards to organize more and more T20 matches.
For this reason, the Champions Trophy was also planned to be held in the T-20 format, but the BCCI refused to change the format. India's match was held during the day of India in the 2024 T20 World Cup due to broadcasters. Now broadcasters are saying that if the tournament is held after 2029, it should be 20-20 overs. It is difficult to close the tournament if the ICC accepts their demands.
2. 5 reasons from which the previous tournament was not held
3. Reason to resume after 8 years
In 2021 and 2023, two WTC finals were played in place of the Champions Trophy, but the ICC did not earn as much as the Champions Trophy. ICC earns from every tournament that plays it. Especially in a tournament in which India plays a match against Pakistan. Then the earnings and all records of the viewers are broken.
India and Pakistan have not played the bilateral series with each other since 2013. Both collide only in the multinosphere tournament. Viewers want to watch the Indo-Pakistan match, ICC is taking advantage of this appetite. The board earns from the match between the two teams every year, the more than the earnings from all other teams. This income also funds the associate countries.
The last match between India and Pakistan was played in the 2024 T20 World Cup. India then won. This picture is of that match.
4. When and why did the Champions Trophy begin?
In 1998, former ICC and BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmia launched a tournament called the Knockout Trophy. Small countries like Bangladesh, Kenya were initially given host rights so that there could be income for cricket. The popularity of the tournament increased and it was also held in countries like West Indies, England, India and South Africa.
The tournament was played every two years from 1998 to 2006. The tournament has been held every 4 years since 2009. This was done because the ICC T20 World Cup also started in 2007, which is held once every 2 years. It was decided by the T20 World Cup that every year, an ICC men's tournament would be held.
The T20 World Cup began to be held once every two years. The Champions Trophy and One-Day World Cups are held once in 4 years. After 2009, the Champions Trophy was played in 2013 and 2017. Now after 2025, the tournament will be held in 2029.
5. All ICC Tournament up to 2031
The Champions Trophy was thought to be canceled in 2021, but the ICC re -included the tournament in its Future Schedule. Pakistan received the rights of the tournament host in 2025 and India in 2029. So the next tournament was confirmed.
See all the ICC tournaments held by 2031 in the graphic following …
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