ICC confirms 10 teams for next two World Cups
The ICC has confirmed today that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events. The 2015 edition of the premier 50-over tournament will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, and the 2019 World Cup will be played in England. Haroon Lorgat, the ICC's CEO, hinted that the 1992 format could be repliacated, wherein all teams play each other in a round-robin league, and the top four make it to the semi-finals.
The recently concluded World Cup featured 14 teams, and the league stage was played in two groups of seven each, with the top four from each group playing the quarter-finals.
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