{"id":194134,"date":"2026-07-17T05:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194134"},"modified":"2026-07-17T05:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:54:49","slug":"world-cricketers-association-questions-icc-over-odi-world-cup-format-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194134","title":{"rendered":"World Cricketers\u2019 Association questions ICC over ODI World Cup format change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71233594\">The World Cricketers\u2019 Association (WCA) said on Friday it is \u201cconcerned\u201d that the format \u200bof next year\u2019s World Cup has been revised without consulting \u200cthe players who are set to bear the \u200bbrunt of it.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 50-over showpiece, to \u2060be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will remain a 14-team event, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday introduced a \u201cSuper \u200cSeries\u201d round for the three lowest-ranked qualified sides.<\/p>\n<p>One of them will advance to the main \u200cgroup stage, a change that the ICC said would \u200censure \u2060a \u201cmeaningful contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ICC is entitled to determine \u2060the structure of its global events,\u201d WCA Chief Executive Tom Moffat said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, when commitments are made to the game, qualification \u200bpathways are established and \u200ccountries and players invest years pursuing those opportunities, significant changes deserve genuine consultation, transparency and a clear explanation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult to reconcile the game\u2019s stated ambition of \u200cgrowing cricket globally with decisions that reduce meaningful \u200bopportunities at pinnacle events for some of the countries that stood to benefit most from genuine \u2060expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The international players\u2019 body said the change in format raised \u201cimportant questions about transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands captain Scott Edwards was among several \u200cplayers to voice disappointment at the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQualifying for an ODI World Cup is a huge achievement for any country, so when the reality of that opportunity changes after years of planning, it\u2019s incredibly disappointing,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ICC talks a lot about growing the game globally, but \u200cdecisions like this make it harder for associate nations to play \u200bagainst the best teams in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/rohit-sharma-imminent-odi-retirement-lords-england-india\/article71232667.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If Lord\u2019s is the end, Rohit Sharma leaves ODI cricket richer than he found it<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ireland captain Paul Stirling underlined the value such teams bring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2060smaller and associate countries have consistently proven to add value \u2060and interest at global events,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe football World Cup we\u2019ve just witnessed is testament to \u200cthat in other sports and it would be great to see cricket take a similar approach to \u200bmaximise opportunities for the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/world-cricketers-association-questions-icc-odi-world-cup-format-change\/article71233594.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Cricketers\u2019 Association (WCA) said on Friday it is \u201cconcerned\u201d that the format \u200bof next year\u2019s World Cup has been revised without consulting \u200cthe players who are set to bear the \u200bbrunt of it. The men\u2019s 50-over showpiece, to \u2060be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will remain a 14-team event, but the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AFP_34469E3.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":193146,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193146","url_meta":{"origin":194134,"position":0},"title":"ICC endorses Afghan refugee women\u2019s development programme, re-constitutes taskforce","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The International Cricket Council (ICC) has endorsed the continuation of its Development Pathway Programme for Afghan refugee women cricketers and set a target of enabling the team to compete in the governing body\u2019s qualification pathway by 2030. 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