ICC FTP 2024-31 Cycle

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Three attempts, but the F'in Champions Trophy just. won't. die. and I'm not against it at all

So the biennial Champions Cup-esque tournament between the top-5/6 teams that was proposed for each LO format is axed, as it should've been.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

They again brought T20WC to 2 year cycle

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Glad to see the return of the Champions Trophy. The format is miles better than the World Cup and it doesn't last forever.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

The format is miles better than the World Cup

Tell me you are doing this to win most humour award on PC

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Tell me you are doing this to win most humour award on PC

2 groups of 4 then knockout. Nice, simple and done in 3 weeks.

vs

An endless, mind-numbing round robin and three knockout matches.

or the

2 groups of 7 and then - just because one group stage wasn't enough - another group. Which will be making a return.

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My preferred format for ICC tournaments would be 4 groups x 4 teams or 4x5 format with a decent knockout stage. Don't mind fewer teams being in a Champions trophy if the format is good.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

2 groups of 4 then knockout. Nice, simple and done in 3 weeks.

vs

An endless, mind-numbing round robin and three knockout matches.

or the

2 groups of 7 and then - just because one group stage wasn't enough - another group. Which will be making a return.

--

My preferred format for ICC tournaments would be 4 groups x 4 teams or 4x5 format with a decent knockout stage. Don't mind fewer teams being in a Champions trophy if the format is good.

You wanting true essence of Cricket

vs

ICC wanting shiz loads of money by playing more full member nations vs full member nations

 

[wasteyouryouth]

You wanting true essence of Cricket

vs

ICC wanting shiz loads of money by playing more full member nations vs full member nations


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Apparently the T20 World Cup will have Super Eights instead of Quarter Finals.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

4 groups x 4 teams

CWC 2007?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

CWC 2007?

That was followed by a Super Eight.

Honestly, I think the ICC mission statement might be too design the most unexciting formats.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

That was followed by a Super Eight.

Honestly, I think the ICC mission statement might be too design the most unexciting formats.

What do you mean by ‘might’?

 

[Aislabie]

CWC 2007?

CWC 2007 would have been the GOAT World Cup if it had gone straight to knockouts.

Every chance of an Ire-Ban quarter-final because of the seeding system they used that year

 

[Aislabie]

CWC 2007 would have been the GOAT World Cup if it had gone straight to knockouts.

Every chance of an Ire-Ban quarter-final because of the seeding system they used that year

Seeds:

A1 - Australia
B1 - Sri Lanka
C1 - New Zealand
D1 - Pakistan (knocked out by Ireland)

A2 - South Africa
B2 - India (knocked out by Bangladesh)
C2 - England
D2 - West Indies

So assuming that India and Pakistan are drawn against each other because the ICC likes money, the quarter-final draw would be something like this:

A1 vs C2 ( vs )
B1 vs D2 ( vs )
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C1 vs A2 ( vs )
D1 vs B2 ( vs )

Quarter Finals




Semi Finals


Final


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Even with the uneven contests in the semis and final, I think that the fairytale story of Ireland (coming within 50 overs of a World Cup final) and the shorter attention span required for the format would have made for an excellent tournament.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Seeds:

A1 - Australia
B1 - Sri Lanka
C1 - New Zealand
D1 - Pakistan (knocked out by Ireland)

A2 - South Africa
B2 - India (knocked out by Bangladesh)
C2 - England
D2 - West Indies

So assuming that India and Pakistan are drawn against each other because the ICC likes money, the quarter-final draw would be something like this:

A1 vs C2 ( vs )
B1 vs D2 ( vs )
----------
C1 vs A2 ( vs )
D1 vs B2 ( vs )

Quarter Finals

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Semi Finals
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Final
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Even with the uneven contests in the semis and final, I think that the fairytale story of Ireland (coming within 50 overs of a World Cup final) and the shorter attention span required for the format would have made for an excellent tournament.

Kenya in the 2003 semis (albeit with the help of a walkover) is one great stories that the cricket World Cup really has.

 

[AsadRM]

By the time Champions Trophy resumes in 2025, Pakistan would've been the defending champions for 8 years!

 

[Aislabie]

Kenya in the 2003 semis (albeit with the help of a walkover) is one great stories that the cricket World Cup really has.

If I could ever motivate myself to run leagues, I'd put together a World Cup Alt-Hist to create stories like that as much as possible (but I can't so I won't)