The International Cricket Council has decided that the hosts for the ICC events will be decided by the board and not by the open bidding process for the next rights cycle from 2023-2031.
The process of selecting the hosts for the men’s events which now includes the Champions Trophy as well apart from the World Cup and World T20 will start this month while the process for U-19 and women’s events will begin in November.
“It will be an opportunity to engage with a wider range of Members including first-time hosts,” the ICC said.
"The revised approach to selecting hosts for our events will give us much more flexibility to grow the game and engage new fans," the ICC's acting chief executive Geoff Allardice said.
"There is a smaller pool of countries with the infrastructure needed to host our senior Men's events which narrows the selection process. Additionally, many of our Members expressed interest in hosting Women's and U19 events which gives us a great opportunity to stage events in established and emerging cricket nations."
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had opposed the ICC’s new bidding process for the same. The Indian board had made the argument that a very small number of the members have the infrastructure to host events of this importance.