India to host 2023 World Cup, Champions Trophy in 2021
Sports Desk Published: 13 December 2017, 04:40 AM
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in its Special General Meeting, confirmed that India will be hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup on 2023 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2021.
This is the first time India would be hosting an ODI World Cup on its own. India has previously co-hosted ODI World Cup on three occasions in the year 1987, 1996 and 2011. Meanwhile, India has won the tournament twice (1983 and 2011) since its inception in 1975.
Other than the Champions Trophy and ODI World Cup, India will also be hosting Afghanistan for their first ever Test in 2019-2020 after they became full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2017 along with Ireland.
Source: Times Now
