One of the leading Cricket journalists, Tim Wigmore has most recently shared a very positive news with regards to the evolution and development the game in the shortest format. The young author who’s responsible for notable literary contributions in the world of cricket such as Test Cricket, a History has shared something that will surely bring a big smile to the ardent supporters of the shortest format of the game.
And the news is that as far as the 2032 edition of the T20 Cricket World Cup is concerned, the competition will include 32 cricketing nations.
At the present moment, the said tournament consists of 20 teams. This, fundamentally means that as far as the future of the sport is concerned at the global level, the tournament shall expand-
and therefore, include- 12 more teams.
Let’s take the example the latest or most recent edition of the tournament is concerned, then just 20 teams participated in the elite stage of the short form of the game. These being- Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
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In the end, it were the hosts India that made it to the finals of their home hosted event beating New Zealand at the Ahmedabad based Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat in what was essentially, a run fest.
But it is really a tremendous development for the competition and the way it is growing that the event is going to now include 32 cricketing nations. Actually, if you think about it, then you’ll find that much like how teams like Italy and The Netherlands have improved so much in the recent times, there are so many other teams as well that have been playing a bunch of inspiring cricket in different parts of the world to seek to create an opportunity where they can forge a bright future.
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These being the men’s teams such as those from Germany, Belgium, Hong Kong, Canada, Japan and Papua New Guinea among the others. So it shall be lovely to see them and the likes in the highest annals of the sport in its most entertaining format to forge a much more positive path ahead.
