World T20 to be called T20 World Cup from 2020 edition

DUBAI:The International Cricket Council Friday renamed the World Twenty20 Championships as the T20 World Cup, claiming that it would “enhance” the event’s profile and ensure that its status is at par with pinnacle events of the ODI and Test format. The ICC Board has already approved that all T20s between its Members will be granted international status. It then introduced a regional qualification process for all its 104 Members. In the ICC calender the 50-over marquee is called the World Cup and a world Test Championship is coming up next year. “…next editions of the (T20) events in 2020 in Australia will be known as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020,” the ICC said in a statement. (PTI)