Caribbean and United States to host 2024 T20 World Cup – Nation News

Posted on November 16, 2021

Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt. - (FP)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday that the Caribbean will host the 2024 ICC Mens Twenty20 World Cup, together with the United States.

The Caribbean staged the T20 World Cup 11 years ago, and by the time the 2024 edition rolls around, it will be the fifth ICC World Cup event to be held in the region.

The Caribbean also staged the 2007 ICC Mens World Cup (50 overs), the 2018 ICC Womens Twenty20 World Cup, and will host the ICC Under-19 (Boys) World Cup next year.

It will be the first time that the United States will be staging an ICC World Cup event.

Cricket West Indies said in a media release that its strategic partnership and vision with USA Cricket for the 2024 T20 World Cup was geared towards growing the game in the Americas by re-energising the sport with a new generation of fans in the West Indies and unlockingits potential in the United States.

CWI welcomes this announcement by the ICC, CWI president Ricky Skerritt said in the media release. It means simply that the Caribbean has been handed another opportunity, in 2024, to host a premier world cricket event.

Andthis time it will be in partnership with our neighbours to the north, USA Cricket, led by my colleague Paraag Marathe. We know that our strategic partnership has helped ICC to accept our bid, and we must soon get to work to make this exciting ICC decision a truly successful one for all concerned.

CWI said the partnership and bid planning, which started close to two years ago, was aimed at delivering ground-breaking fan and match-day experiences that combine Caribbean carnival with the best of American sportainment and breaking new ground on digital innovation and integration.

The regional governing body said the long-term goal was to accelerate crickets growth as the worlds No.2 sport, driving towards mainstream status in the United States and enhancing its prospect of inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games to be hosted in Los Angeles.

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