Legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has been named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the ambassador for the 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup, which will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America jointly from 1 to 29 June 2024.
As a brand ambassador, Usain Bolt will promote the World Cup event, attend T20 World Cup matches in the West Indies, and participate in fan engagement events to promote the cricket sport within the United States.
The 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup will be the biggest men’s T-20 World Cup in terms of participation. For the first time, 20 teams will participate in the T-20 World Cup. The West Indies and the United States of America will co-host the World Cup from 1 to 29 June 2024.
Teams
Canada, Uganda and the United States team are playing for the first time in the ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup.
Five Groups
The 20 teams have been divided into four groups, each consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group qualify for the next stage and will be part of the Super Eight.
In the Super Eight stage, the eight teams will be divided into two groups. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals. The winner of the semi-finals will play in the finals to decide the winner of the 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup.
Group |
Countries |
A |
Canada, India, Pakistan, the United States and Ireland |
B |
Australia, England, Scotland, Namibia and Oman |
C |
Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and West Indies |
D |
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Netherlands and South Africa |
The T-20 format, in which both sides can play a maximum of 20 overs each, was introduced in England. It was a domestic competition that quickly became very popular.
The first International T-20 match was played between Australia and New Zealand in 2005, and Australia emerged victorious. Seeing the popularity of the T-20 format, the ICC decided to hold the T-20 Cricket World Cup for men.
The first T-20 men’s World Cup was organised in South Africa, which was won by India.
Edition |
Year |
Host Country |
Winner |
Runners-Up |
Winning Captain |
Number of Teams |
1 |
2007 |
South Africa |
India |
Pakistan |
M.S.Dhoni |
12 |
2 |
2009 |
England |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
Younis Khan |
12 |
3 |
2010 |
West Indies |
England |
Australia |
Paul Collingwood |
12 |
4 |
2012 |
Sri Lanka |
West Indies |
Sri Lanka |
Daren Sammy |
12 |
5 |
2014 |
Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka |
India |
Lasith Malinga |
16 |
6 |
2016 |
India |
West Indies |
England |
Daren Sammy |
16 |
7 |
2021 |
UAE, Oman |
Australia |
New Zealand |
Aaron Finch |
16 |
8 |
2022 |
Australia |
England |
Pakistan |
Jos Butler |
16 |
9 |
2024 |
West Indies, United States of America |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
The West Indies and England have twice won the ICC Men’s T-20 trophy, while India, Australia, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan have only won it once.
The International Cricket Council is the world governing body of men’s and women’s cricket.
Initially, it was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909, but its name was changed to the International Cricket Conference in 1965. Again, in 1987, it was renamed the International Cricket Council.
Members: 108 members.
There are two categories of members in ICC.
Full members: Twelve full-member countries are qualified to play test matches. They are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ireland, and Afghanistan.
Ireland and Afghanistan were granted full membership in 2017.
Associate members: There are 94 Associate members. They are not authorised to play test cricket, but they participate in other ICC tournaments or at the regional level recognised by ICC.
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Chairman of ICC: Greg Barclay of New Zealand
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICC: Geoff Allardice of Australia