The International Cricket Council has approved a tournament as the Twenty20 World Cup. This is an international competition which will be held in England in the year 2021. The tournament is to replace the existing Cricket World Cup which is due to be held in West Indies in the same year. There are eight countries that have been short listed for the official tournament and they are Australia, New Zealand, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the USA.
Currently, cricket is enjoying a great popularity all over the world. The United Arab Emirates is spending huge amounts of money on organizing this tournament. The United Arab Emirates is considered to be the most interested and active country when it comes to cricket. Besides that, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are also one of the strongest Cricket nations. These two countries have been playing regularly in the main event and have defeated the top teams many times.
So, now all eyes are set on the T20 world cup. The main article discusses the different countries that are planning to take part in this event. Cricket world rankings are very important for all the players and teams. The rankings decide whether a player or a team is qualified for the main event or not. The current rankings have Sri Lanka number four and Cricket world champion UAE is number five.
The main article starts by discussing the different types of cricket tournaments that are considered to be part of this major tournament. The format of the tournament depends on the type of tournament. For example, if you want to qualify for the championship, you need to win against the other teams that have qualified through the regular season. The championship format is so that teams can meet to play every other team once. If all the teams qualify for this championship, then a tournament will be held with a final match.
The second part of the article discusses the teams that are planning to participate in the T20 world cup tournament. The countries that participate in this tournament are Australia, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the USA. There are two international tournaments and one triangular tournament in which all the teams have slots. This article talks about the arrangements for these international tournaments.
Currently there is only one team that is participating in this tournament and that is Sri Lanka. All the teams have agreed to play only for their own countries. Sri Lanka has qualified from their group after beating UAE. They have beaten UAE in their first two matches and they are now aiming to beat Australia in their final group game. It is still early days for the other teams and it looks like only Australia and New Zealand are planning to participate in the next T20 world cups to be played in different countries.
