ICC plans one global event every year in 2032-2035 cycle at Bali meetings

Eight ICC committees are convening in Bali across a four-day programme running from November 11 to 15, 2026, before the full Board concludes proceedings. The headline agenda item is a proposal to stage one global cricket event every year throughout the 2032-2035 cycle, a structural shift from the current arrangement where flagship tournaments can cluster in a single year while other years go without one.

Six global events are planned across the four-year window, ensuring no calendar year is left without a major ICC tournament. The 2031 ODI World Cup, set to be jointly hosted by India and Bangladesh, will close out the preceding cycle before this new framework takes effect. According to the plan under consideration, the 2032 T20 World Cup, slotted into an October-November window, would launch the new era as the opening event of the cycle.

There are two events pencilled in for 2033: a World Test Championship final in June and a Champions Trophy in October. Interestingly, 2034 and 2035 are also double-event years. A T20 World Cup is scheduled for a July window in 2034, followed by a WTC final and an ODI World Cup in 2035, making those two years the busiest in the proposed calendar. The six-event total includes one eight-team Champions Trophy, though the ICC has not officially confirmed the format details for any 2032-2035 event.

What are the hosting and venue details for the new cycle?

Sources suggest the UK is a strong candidate to stage the 2034 T20 World Cup, with England widely linked to hosting rights for that event. England has also been associated with WTC finals in 2027, 2029, 2031 and 2033, though the ICC has not formally designated venues or hosts for any event in the 2032-2035 cycle.

Meanwhile, the Bali meetings are also expected to produce approval of the WTC matchup schedules covering the 2027-2029 and 2029-2031 cycles. A revenue pool of about USD 650 million is on the agenda for discussion, with the Board set to examine the distribution formula for ICC members under the current cycle's revenue-sharing arrangements.

What is the Franchise League Review Group presenting in Bali?

According to Cricbuzz, Two review groups formed at the ICC Annual Conference in July 2026 are presenting their findings at these meetings: the Governance Review Committee and the Franchise League Review Group. Tamim Iqbal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board chairs the Franchise League Review Group, and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia is part of its membership alongside other representatives.

"The Franchise League Review Group has set out to consider ways to enhance the current ICC sanctioning framework of regulations that further protect and strengthen the ecosystem to address new challenges arising from the increasing number of franchise leagues," the ICC was quoted as saying.

The Board is expected to consider the group's recommendations before the Bali programme concludes on November 15.