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India to host World Twenty20 Cup in 2016, World Test

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jun 30 2013 | 12:30 AM IST
In a triple bonanza for India, it will host the World Twenty 20 Cup competition in 2016 and World Test Championship 2021, both for the first time, and the 50-over World Cup for the fourth time in 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here tonight.
The three competitions were allotted to India by ICC at its annual conference which finalized its global events from 2015 to 2023.
According to an ICC media release, the first edition of the World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in June-July 2017 while the second edition will be held in India in February-March 2021.

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First Published: Jun 30 2013 | 12:30 AM IST

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