London: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning with the idea of scrapping the Champions Trophy and hosting two World T20 Cups in the four-year cycle, chief executive officer (CEO) David Richardson said on Tuesday. India, who holds the hosting rights for the next Champions Trophy in 2021, were thrashed by Pakistan by 180 runs in the final at The Oval last Sunday. “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.”The ICC CEO said World T20s could involve up to 20 teams in future. “A 16-team World T20—even a 20-team World T20—down the line is something that we would like to look at.

Source: Mint June 20, 2017 13:30 UTC