After organizing the T20 World Cup 2024 in America and West Indies, ICC has now made a big announcement. This is an announcement regarding the number of teams in the upcoming World Cup. A total of 20 teams participated in this World Cup held in June. For the first time in the history of the Men's T20 World Cup, all eight teams became a part of the tournament. In view of this, ICC has now decided to increase the scope of the Women's T20 World Cup and in the upcoming tournament It will increase to 16.

Keeping in mind the increasing popularity of T20 cricket and the improvement in the performance of teams of new countries. Keeping this in mind, ICC has taken this decision.The press release issued by the International Council states that slowly Gradually the number of teams participating in the tournament will increase. The tournament is to be held in Bangladesh in October this year, in which it will be played with 10 teams, which has been playing since 2016. It is going on. After this, this number will increase to 12 in the tournament to be held in 2026 and then by 2030 it will be increased to 16. Will be done. Overall, more and more countries are going to get the opportunity to participate in the World Cup in the coming years.