ICC FTP 2023-2027: Window for more T20Is, fewer ODIs and Tests as Bangladesh get busy schedule
ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP) 2023-2027 Cycle: West Indies (71) to play most T20Is, England (43) to Tests and Bangladesh (59) most ODIs in FTP 2023-27.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the 2023-2027 seasons which tilts hugely in favour of the shortest format of the game. The current FTP for the four-year period of 2019-2023 has 694 international games.
The good news for cricket lovers is that despite the new Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 league and the International League T20 (ILT20) of United Arab Emirates (UAE) which is shortening the window for international matches all around the world, there is a significant jump in number of international games as compared to the last cycle.
A busy schedule awaits Bangladesh as South Africa prepare for their T20 league
Compared to the 694 games in the current FTP, the 12 full members will play as many as 777 international matches - 173 Test matches, 281 One Day International (ODI) games and 323 T20Is - in the next four-year period from the year 2023 to 2027.
That’s not counting the ICC tournaments which is going to take place every single year in that period; this is happening for the very first time since the 2011-2015 FTP.
There is going to be a 50-over World Cup in India next year while West Indies and United States of America (USA) will host ICC World T20 2024 together. Pakistan have been assigned the responsibility of hosting ICC Champions Trophy 2025, whereas India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the ICC World T20 2026. South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will host ICC ODI World Cup 2027.
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TEAM-WISE MATCHES IN 2023-2027 MEN’S FTP CYCLE
Teams | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | Total |
Afghanistan | 21 | 45 | 57 | 123 |
Australia | 40 | 43 | 49 | 132 |
Bangladesh | 34 | 59 | 57 | 150 |
England | 43 | 48 | 51 | 142 |
India | 38 | 42 | 61 | 141 |
Ireland | 12 | 51 | 47 | 110 |
New Zealand | 32 | 46 | 57 | 135 |
Pakistan | 27 | 47 | 56 | 130 |
South Africa | 28 | 39 | 46 | 113 |
Sri Lanka |