(Cricket News) Will the 50-over ICC Champions Trophy be replaced with a T20 competition in 2025? According to multiple sources , Disney Star wants to convert the upcoming Champions Trophy—in which nations like England and Sri Lanka are still fighting for a position in the present ODI World Cup—into an eight-team, 20-overs game.

2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030 are the dates for the T20 World Cup, while 2025 and 2029 are the dates for the Champions Trophy. The 50-over ICC World Cup is scheduled to take place in South Africa in 2027 and in India and Bangladesh in 2031.

Disney Star has reportedly paid USD 3 billion for the four-year Indian market broadcast rights to all ICC events, which run from 2024 to 2027. The ICC men’s schedule will feature two T20 World Cups, two World Test Championship finals, a Champions Trophy, and a 50-over World Cup between 2024 and 2027.

Two T20 World Cups, a 50-over World Cup, and a T20 Champions Trophy are among the women’s competitions. Let’s move on to the U-19 competitions, where there will be two World Cups for men and two for women in T20.

There will be multiple concerns if the ICC decides to convert the Champions Trophy into a T20 competition, as suggested by rumours. How is qualifying for a T20 competition determined in this ongoing 50-over World Cup? Will bilateral ODI cricket eventually come to an end, and can one-sided cricket survive? Experts suggest that this action will “kill off” the one-day model.

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