India given major share of ICC tournaments

Country bags three events, England two and Aussies one from 2015-23.

KARACHI: The first effect of the ‘Big Three’ was felt when the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded all major tournaments up to 2023 to India, England and Australia on Tuesday.

India will host three major tournaments, which include the 2016 World Twenty20, 2021 ICC Champions Trophy, and 2023 ODI World Cup, while England will host the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and 2019 ODI World Cup.

Australia also got their share of spoils as they bagged hosting rights for the 2020 World Twenty.

The ICC also mentioned the sale of media rights of these events from 2015-2023 in their press release.

During the eight-year period, two ICC Cricket World Cups, two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments and two ICC Champions Trophy events have been scheduled and are part of the package for the broadcasters.

“This process offers television and digital broadcasters, content delivery platforms and media conglomerates the opportunity to own an attractive media rights package, either globally or by territory, for ICC events,” read the ICC press release.

“These tournaments include two editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the second largest single sport event in the world, and two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments, the pinnacle event for one of the fastest growing sports formats in the world,” read the ICC press release.

The events package also includes access to matches involving some of the leading emerging nations in qualifying tournaments for the ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC World Twenty20, an opportunity to broadcast the ICC Women’s World Cup and to showcase some of the game’s rising stars at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2014.

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