Overview
- The ICC is preparing an in-person board and CEC meeting later in April to decide on a 12-team World Test Championship and to confirm the Olympic qualification plan for Los Angeles 2028.
- Reports say Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Ireland would join a single-division WTC starting with the July 2027 cycle, with the CEC understood to support the expansion even as some boards seek more detail.
- Officials are discussing tweaks to the Future Tours Programme that could count one-off Tests and set minimum Test totals so newer teams get more fixtures that actually feed into the WTC table.
- The Olympic return is set to feature six teams in both men’s and women’s T20s, with the United States in as host, four regional spots via rankings for Asia, Europe, Africa, and Oceania, and the last berth decided by a 2027 global qualifier.
- The March 2026 meetings in Doha were postponed because of regional tensions, and the ICC aims to finalize this package before its annual conference in Edinburgh in July.