The International Cricket Council has approved the windows for its major men’s tournaments all the way through to 2035, giving players, boards and fans long-term certainty about the sport’s flagship events.
The decision was taken at the ICC Board meetings in Bali, Indonesia, covering the Men’s Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Test Championship Final.
India emerges as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the new cycle. The country will host the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2029 from 9–28 October and will co-host the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2031 with Bangladesh from 9 October to 23 November. These two white-ball events on home soil within a short span underline India’s central role in the global calendar.
The confirmed schedule begins with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 in Australia and New Zealand (12 October – 12 November). That tournament is followed by the 2030 edition in England, Ireland and Scotland (4 July – 4 August). Further T20 World Cups are set for 2032 (14 October – 14 November) and 2034 (6 July – 6 August), with hosts still to be confirmed.
A long-term calendar takes shape as the ICC announces major men’s tournament windows through 2035.
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The World Test Championship Final remains a biennial June fixture. England will stage the 2029 final (8–12 June) and the 2031 final (12–16 June). Hosts for the 2033 and 2035 editions are yet to be announced. The next Champions Trophy after the 2029 event in India is scheduled for October 2033, again with the venue to be decided.
The 2035 Men’s Cricket World Cup has also been locked into the October–November window (2 October – 18 November), though the host nation or nations remain unconfirmed. After the 2027 World Cup in southern Africa, the return of the ODI showpiece to the subcontinent in 2031 marks a significant milestone for India and Bangladesh.
ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta highlighted the value of the long-term plan, noting that these tournaments create pinnacle moments for fans and players while giving member associations the visibility needed to build better player pathways and high-performance programmes.
With Australia currently holding the Men’s Cricket World Cup, South Africa holding the World Test Championship mace, and India holding both the Men’s T20 World Cup and Men’s Champions Trophy, the newly approved windows set the stage for the next decade of major events. Several hosts remain to be decided, but the framework itself is now firmly in place, offering the cricket world a clear roadmap through to 2035.
