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ICC Future Tours Programme
International cricket tour programme
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The ICC Future Tours Programme (ICC FTP) is a schedule of international cricket tours and tournaments which structure the programme of cricket events for International Cricket Council (ICC) full members and associate members with One Day International (ODI) status, over a period of time.
The FTP schedules bilateral cricket tours with the objective of each team playing each other at least once at home and once away over a period of 10 years known as the "Ten Year Plan" since 2006. If the cricket boards of two individual countries reach an agreement, they can play more than two series.[1][2] The FTP also schedules associate tri-nation series with the objective of each team playing each other at least once at home, once away and once at a neutral venue over a cycle of four years since 2019.[3][4] If a team does not want to travel to a particular country for a bilateral or tri-nation series due to security reasons, then, by the mutual agreement of the respective boards, that series can be shifted to a neutral venue such as the United Arab Emirates or any other country where the facilities are deemed adequate.[5][6]
Additionally, it has also scheduled ICC tournaments over a period of four years known as an "ICC Events cycle" since 2024. Each cycle consists of one men's Cricket World Cup, one women's Cricket World Cup, one ICC Champions Trophy, one ICC Women's Champions Trophy, two men's T20 World Cups and two women's T20 World Cups.[7]
List of FTPs
- As of January 2026, four Men's Future Tours Programmes have been announced.
- The 2006–2012 Men's FTP was announced on 9 May 2006. It was the first Men's FTP to be released under the ICC's "Ten Year Plan" and featured 10 nations.[8][9]
- The 2015–2019 Men's FTP was released on 30 November 2014, after the scheduling conflicts with the initial 2011–2020 Men's FTP draft were resolved and featured 10 nations.[10][11][12]
- The 2018–2023 Men's FTP was announced on 20 June 2018 and it consisted of over 2000 matches between 13 nations. It included the fixtures for the first two WTC cycles (2019–2021 and 2021–2023) along with the first Super League cycle (2020–2023).[13][14] Moreover, the ICC also granted T20I status to all then affiliate members promoting them as associate members with T20I status.[15][16]
- The 2023–2027 Men's FTP was announced on 17 August 2022 and it consisted of over 770 matches between 13 nations. It included the fixtures for the next two WTC cycles (2023–2025 and 2025–2027);[17][18] while the Super League was discontinued.[19]
- As of January 2026, two Women's Future Tours Programmes have been announced.
- The 2022–2025 Women's FTP was announced on 16 August 2022. It was the first Women's FTP and it consisted of over 300 matches between 10 nations.[20][21][22] It included the fixtures for the 2022–2025 Women's Championship cycle.[23]
- The 2025–2029 Women's FTP was announced on 4 November 2024 and it consisted of over 400 matches between 11 nations.[24][25][26] It included the fixtures for the 2025–2029 Women's Championship cycle.[27]
- As of January 2026, two Associate Men's Future Tours Programmes have been announced.
- The 2019–2022 Associate Men's FTP was announced on 7 May 2019 and featured the 7 nations participating in the inaugural 2019–2023 League 2 cycle.[28] Due to the fixtures affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] a revised 2019–2023 Associate Men's FTP was released on 4 March 2022.[29]
- The 2024–2027 Associate Men's FTP was announced on 12 February 2024 and featured the 8 nations participating in the 2024–2026 League 2 cycle.[4]
ICC Events cycle
- The 2024–2031 men's hosts cycle was announced on 16 November 2021, which included two events cycles (2024–2027 and 2028–2031).[30]
- The 2024–2027 women's hosts cycle was announced on 26 July 2022, which included the 2024–2027 event cycle.[31]
- The 2024–2027 under-19 hosts cycle was announced on 13 November 2022, which included the 2024–2027 event cycle.[32]
Tournaments summary
Men's tournaments
| FTP | Championship[a] | ICC events & hosts[b] | Other events[c] | Events cycle | Hosts cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2012[33] | N/a | Oct – Nov 2006: Champions Trophy | Nov 2006: Afro-Asia Cup (later cancelled)[34] |
N/a | |
| Mar – Apr 2007: Cricket World Cup Sep 2007: World Twenty20 | Jun 2007: Afro-Asia Cup | ||||
| Sep 2008: Champions Trophy (later postponed to 2009)[35] | Jun 2008: Asia Cup | ||||
| Jun 2009: World Twenty20 | N/a | ||||
| Apr 2010: World Twenty20 | Jun 2010: Asia Cup | ||||
| Feb – Mar 2011: Cricket World Cup | N/a | ||||
| 2012–2014[d] | N/a | Sep – Oct 2012: World Twenty20 Sri Lanka | Mar 2012: Asia Cup Bangladesh Oct 2012: CLT20 |
N/a | |
| Jun 2013: Champions Trophy England | Sep 2013: CLT20 | ||||
| Mar –Apr 2014: World Twenty20 Bangladesh | Sep 2014: CLT20 | ||||
| 2015–2019[37] | N/a | 7 Feb – 29 Mar 2015: Cricket World Cup Australia & New Zealand | N/a | N/a | |
| 11 Mar – 3 Apr 2016: World Twenty20 India | Mar 2016: Asia Cup | ||||
| 1 – 19 Jun 2017: Champions Trophy England | N/a | ||||
| 2015–2019[37] & 2018–2023[38] |
N/a | Jun 2018: Asia Cup | |||
| 2019–2021 WTC 2020–2023 Super League 2019–2023 League 2[28][29] |
30 May – 15 July 2019: Cricket World Cup England | N/a | |||
| 2018–2023[38] 2019–2023†[39][40] |
Oct – Nov 2020: World Twenty20 (later postponed to 2022)[41] | Sep 2020: Asia Cup (later cancelled)[42] | |||
| 2021–2023 WTC 2020–2023 Super League 2019–2023 League 2[28][29] |
Jun 2021: WTC Final Oct – Nov 2021: T20 World Cup | N/a | |||
| N/a | Sep 2022: Asia Cup | ||||
| 2023–2027[43] 2024–2027†[44] |
2023–2025 WTC 2024–2026 League 2[4] |
Jun 2023: WTC Final Jun – Jul 2023: CWC Qualifier Oct – Nov 2023: Cricket World Cup India | Sep 2023: Asia Cup | ||
| Jun 2024: T20 World Cup West Indies & United States | N/a | 2024–2027[30] | 2024–2031[30] | ||
| 2025–2027 WTC 2024–2026 League 2[4] |
Feb – Mar 2025: Champions Trophy Pakistan Jun 2025: WTC Final | Sep 2025: Asia Cup | |||
| Feb – Mar 2026: T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka | N/a | ||||
| TBA | 2027–2029 WTC | 2027 WTC Final 2027 Cricket World Cup South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia | N/a | ||
| 2028 Men's T20 World Cup Australia & New Zealand Jul 2028: Summer Olympics Los Angeles | N/a | 2028–2031[30] | |||
| 2029–2031 WTC | 2029 WTC Final 2029 ICC Champions Trophy India | N/a | |||
| 2030 Men's T20 World Cup England, Wales, Ireland & Scotland | N/a | ||||
| TBA | TBA | 2031 WTC Final 2031 Cricket World Cup India & Bangladesh | N/a | ||
Women's tournaments
| FTP | Championship[e] | ICC events & hosts[b] | Other events[c] | Events cycle | Hosts cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2025[45] | 2022–2025[23] | Jul – Aug 2022: Cricket World Cup | Oct 2022: Twenty20 Asia Cup | N/a | |
| Feb 2023: T20 World Cup South Africa | N/a | ||||
| Sep – Oct 2024: T20 World Cup Bangladesh (later moved to UAE)[46] | N/a | 2024–2027[31] | 2024–2027[31] | ||
| 2025–2029[47] | 2025–2029[27] | Oct 2025: Cricket World Cup India | N/a | ||
| Jun – Jul 2026: T20 World Cup England | Sep – Oct 2026: Twenty20 Asia Cup | ||||
| Jun – Jul 2027: Champions Trophy Sri Lanka | N/a | ||||
| Jul 2028: Summer Olympics Los Angeles Sep 2028: T20 World Cup Pakistan | Jun 2028: Twenty20 Asia Cup | 2028–2031 | TBA | ||
| TBA | TBA | 2029 Women's Cricket World Cup | N/a | ||
Under-19 tournaments
| Year | ICC events & hosts[b] | Events cycle | Hosts cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jan – Feb 2024:[48] Men's Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka (later moved to South Africa)[49] |
2024–2027[32] | 2024–2027[32] |
| 2025 | Jan – Feb 2025:[50] Women's T20 World Cup Malaysia & Thailand (later only Malaysia)[51] | ||
| 2026 | Jan – Feb 2026:[52] Men's Cricket World Cup Zimbabwe & Namibia | ||
| 2027 | 2027 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Bangladesh & Nepal |