In a triple bonanza for India, it will host the World Twenty 20 Cup
competition in 2016 and World Test Championship 2021, both for the first
time, and the 50-over World Cup for the fourth time in 2023, the
International Cricket Council (ICC) announced in London on Saturday.
The three competitions were allotted to India by ICC at its annual conference which finalized its global events from 2015 to 2023.
According to an ICC media release, the first edition of the World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in June-July 2017 while the second edition will be held in India in February-March 2021.
ICC's chief executive David Richardson also put speculation to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued.
The three competitions were allotted to India by ICC at its annual conference which finalized its global events from 2015 to 2023.
According to an ICC media release, the first edition of the World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in June-July 2017 while the second edition will be held in India in February-March 2021.
ICC's chief executive David Richardson also put speculation to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued.