The International Cricket Council confirmed that a total of 17 counties including Associate members like the United States of America, Scotland, Namibia, Malaysia, UAE and Oman have submitted the preliminary technical proposal required for them to be considered for hosting ICC events in the next eight-year cycle.
The other countries interested in hosting include permanent members such as Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
"We are delighted with the response from our Members to hosting ICC men's white-ball events post 2023. This process gives us an opportunity to extend our range of hosts and grow interest in cricket worldwide, reaching more fans whilst creating a long-term legacy for the sport," ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said in a press release.
There are in total eight ICC Men’s tournaments including two ODI World Cups, four T20I World Cups and two Champions Trophies during this time. The ICC Word Test Championship hosting along with those for the Women’s and U-19 tournaments has yet not been opened and a process regarding that would be laid out by the ICC later on.
The 17 countries that have submitted the initial proposal would now have to submit a detailed proposal regarding their plans for the tournament. Post that the ICC will enumerate the path for the decisions.