All 104 nations will receive T20I status

[Dan]

Loving the move though. And hopefully having a FIFA-esque global rankings system can reform tournament qualifications somehow -- would be nice to see some real random countries getting a decent run of form on and jamming their way into a World T20 tournament.

 

[cnerd123]

Loving the move though. And hopefully having a FIFA-esque global rankings system can reform tournament qualifications somehow -- would be nice to see some real random countries getting a decent run of form on and jamming their way into a World T20 tournament.

Did you see the new 2020 World T20 Qualification Pathway?

 

[_Ed_]

So they'll do the same sort of qualification for the 2021 tournament, before the actual 2020 one has been held?

 

[Prince EWS]

Loving the move though. And hopefully having a FIFA-esque global rankings system can reform tournament qualifications somehow -- would be nice to see some real random countries getting a decent run of form on and jamming their way into a World T20 tournament.

We all know this post is really about Vanuatu.

 

[cnerd123]

So they'll do the same sort of qualification for the 2021 tournament, before the actual 2020 one has been held?

They'll probably just arbitrarily decide who gets to be in 2021 based on the qualification process for 2020, which means that cricket played in 2018 can determine whether or not you take part in a world event three years later. Classic ICC.

 

[Victor Ian]

Fk. All those African nations and no Morocco. If they were in the wife may have allowed me to watch more cricket instead of nagging me to mow the lawn. In fact if they were in she might have qualified for the women's team by way of even being aware of what cricket was.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Fk. All those African nations and no Morocco. If they were in the wife may have allowed me to watch more cricket instead of nagging me to mow the lawn. In fact if they were in she might have qualified for the women's team by way of even being aware of what cricket was.

TMI Victor Ian

 

[Victor Ian]

Perfect example of why commas matter

 

[NUFAN]

Ok guys its now time to run the all time T20I teams, to kick things off select your openers for Argentina XI..

 

[turnstyle]

Fk. All those African nations and no Morocco. If they were in the wife may have allowed me to watch more cricket instead of nagging me to mow the lawn. In fact if they were in she might have qualified for the women's team by way of even being aware of what cricket was.

Is yours also randomly excited about football all of a sudden? Well, for at least the first round.

 

[vcs]

I found this to be bigger news.



That's hopelessly dire.

Back-to-back World T20s to replace Champions Trophy - ESPNcricinfo

The 2021 WT20I is apparently a replacement for the Champions Trophy. Stupid.

 

[weldone]

https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/members

Pretty sure Wikipedia has a list too

can't wait for a 5-match T20I series between Lesotho and Cook Islands

 

[weldone]

Back-to-back World T20s to replace Champions Trophy - ESPNcricinfo

The 2021 WT20I is apparently a replacement for the Champions Trophy. Stupid.

Let's replace 5 test matches in Ashes by 5 T20s too

 

[Gnske]

Did you see the new 2020 World T20 Qualification Pathway?

I like it how some test nations actually have to qualify for this ****fest.

**** being elite.

 

[cnerd123]

I like it how some test nations actually have to qualify for this ****fest.

**** being elite.

I'm disgusted Hong Kong has to qualify. We're host to the world's premier T20 competition and we don't get direct entry? It's a ****ing joke.

 

[Firebreaker]

No one gives a f*** about T20I stats. I am pretty sure many people here don't even know about the highest runs scorer in T20I

 

[cnerd123]

No one gives a f*** about T20I stats. I am pretty sure many people here don't even know about the highest runs scorer in T20I

> Posting on Cricket forum
> "No one here gives a **** about cricket stats!"
> "Maybe they'll give a **** about which uni I should go study at"

...

 

[S.Kennedy]

I never understood how it was every two years to begin with. All the other ''world cups'', - (limited over) cricket, women's cricket, football, rugby union - are every four years.

 

[S.Kennedy]

No one gives a f*** about T20I stats. I am pretty sure many people here don't even know about the highest runs scorer in T20I

You have a good point here. I keep getting twenty20 questions in this magazine I read and it is always becomes a case of guessing from the usual suspects, Finch, Gayle, Maxwell, etc. I keep reading about records being smashed in twenty20, ''fastest 50 with fewest balls wearing bling'' blah blah, and they tend to be hyped up as if I am supposed to be impressed, but honestly it goes in one ear and comes out the other.

I didn't even realise Collingwood had scored Durham's first twenty20 100 last year until I read it in next year's Wisden!

 

[GotSpin]

Well the biggest aspect of this is that all these smaller nations can now show their local governments/potential sponsors that they are a legit International team competing in some worldwide cricket competition. Could be good for growing the sport.

Surely cricket being in the Olympics would be of greater benefit