As things stand, the teams long since out of the running for the World Cup semi-finals – including England – are still jostling for a top-eight finish and qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
But despite this system being agreed by the boards in late 2021 – albeit not publicly announced by the International Cricket Council at the time – sources have suggested that Disney Star, the television rights holders for global events in India, have designs on the eight- team tournament being a Twenty20 event, not one-day international cricket.
