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The ICC Future Tours Programme (abbreviated as ICC FTP) is a schedule of international cricket tours and tournaments which structure the programme of cricket events for ICC full members, over a period of time. The FTP schedules international cricket tours with an 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. If a team does not want to travel to a particular country for a bilateral 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 UAE or any other country where the facilities are deemed adequate. Additionally, it also schedules ICC tournaments over a period of 4 years known as an "ICC Events cycle" since 2024.[1][2][3][4]

List of FTPs

Men's Future Tours Programme

  1. 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 it featured 10 nations.[5][6]
  2. 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 it featured 10 nations.[7]
  3. The 2018–2023 Men's FTP was announced on 20 June 2018 and it featured 13 nations.[8][9] Moreover, the ICC also granted T20I status to all then affiliate members promoting them as associate members with T20I status.[10][11]
  4. The 2023–2027 Men's FTP was announced on 17 August 2022 and it consisted of over 770 matches between 13 nations.[12][13][14]

Women's Future Tours Programme

  1. 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.[15][16][17]
  2. The 2025–2029 Women's FTP was announced on 4 November 2024 and it consisted of over 400 matches between 11 nations.[18][19][20]

It included 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2023 Women's T20 World Cup and 2024 Women's T20 World Cup. It featured the third edition of ICC Women's Championship (2022–2025) leading up to the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.[21] 

It included the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, 2026 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy, 2028 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2028 Women's T20 World Cup. It featured the fourth edition of ICC Women's Championship (2025–2029) along with the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy (2027).

Associate Men's Future Tours Programme

ICC Events cycle

An "ICC Events cycle" spans across four years and typically includes one Cricket World Cup, one Champions Trophy and two T20 World Cups.

Men's hosts cycle

  1. The 2024–2031 men's hosts cycle was announced on 16 November 2021, which included two events cycles (2024–2027 and 2028–2031).[22]

Women's hosts cycle

  1. The 2024–2027 women's hosts cycle was announced on 26 July 2022, which included the 2024–2027 event cycle.

Cricket World Cups (2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, and 2031 in India and Bangladesh) and four Men's T20 World Cups (2024 in West Indies and United States, 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, 2028 in Australia and New Zealand, and 2030 in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland) along with two revived ICC Champions Trophys (2025 in Pakistan and 2029 in India).

one Women's Cricket World Cup (2025 in India) and two Women's T20 World Cups (2024 in Bangladesh (later moved) and 2026 in England) along with the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy (2027 in Sri Lanka).[23]

Tournaments summary

Tournament dates and hosts are provisional and might not reflect the actual event.
Tournaments included in the ICC Men's Future Tour Programme
FTP Events & Hosts[a] Other[b] Events cycle Hosts cycle
Championship[c] / League[d] ICC Champions Trophy Cricket World Cup Men's T20 World Cup[e]
2006–2012[5] — Oct – Nov 2006 — Nov 2006–Afro-Asia Cup —
— Mar – Apr 2007 Sep 2007 Jun 2007–Afro-Asia Cup
Sep 2008
(later cancelled)		 — Jun 2008–Asia Cup
Sep – Oct 2009
 South Africa		 — Jun 2009 —
— Apr 2010
 West Indies		 Jun 2010–Asia Cup
— Feb – Mar 2011 —
2012–2014[f] — — Sep – Oct 2012
 Sri Lanka		 Mar 2012–Asia Cup
 Bangladesh
Oct 2012–CLT20 		—
Jun 2013
 England		 — Sep 2013–CLT20
— Mar –Apr 2014
 Bangladesh		 Sep 2014–CLT20
2015–2019[7] — — 7 Feb – 29 Mar 2015
 Australia
 New Zealand		 — —
— 11 Mar – 3 Apr 2016
 India		 Mar 2016–Asia Cup
1 – 19 Jun 2017
 England		 —
2015–2019[7]
&
2018–2023[8] 		— Jun 2018–Asia Cup
— 30 May – 15 July 2019
 England		 —
2018–2023[8] 2019–2021 WTC
2020–2023 Super League
— Oct – Nov 2020
(later postponed to 2022)		 Sep 2020–Asia Cup
(later cancelled)
— Oct – Nov 2021 —
Jun 2021–WTC Final
2021–2023 WTC
2020–2023 Super League
— Sep 2022–Asia Cup
— Jun – Jul 2023
CWC Qualifier
Oct – Nov 2023
 India		 — Sep 2023–Asia Cup
2023–2027[12] Jun 2023–WTC Final
2023–2025 WTC
— Jun 2024
 West Indies
 United States		 — 2024–2027 2024–2031
Feb – Mar 2025
 Pakistan		 — Sep 2025–Asia Cup
Jun 2025–WTC Final
2025–2027 WTC
— Feb – Mar 2026
 India
 Sri Lanka		 —
TBA — 2027
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe
 Namibia		 — TBA
2027 WTC Final
2027–2029 WTC
2028
Feb – Mar 2025
 Pakistan		 — Sep 2025–Asia Cup

References

Notes

  1. ^ Only the hosts that were announced as part of the FTP or hosts cycle.
  2. ^ Competitions that are included in the FTP, but not part of Events cycle or hosts cycle.
  3. ^ Championships span across years, are made up of bilateral events, and are included in the FTP and Events / hosts cycle.
  4. ^ Leagues span across years, are made up of bilateral events (included in the FTP) and serve as part of the Cricket World Cup qualification pathway.
  5. ^ Formerly World Twenty20 until 2018.
  6. ^ Although an FTP wasn't released between 2012 and 2014, these events are included here for comparison; Based on the 2011–2020 FTP Draft.

Citations

  1. ^ "CricSceheduleICC – Future Tour Programs". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Future Tours Program adopted, ICC events discussions to continue in April". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "ICC Future Tours Program conforms to guidelines provided by players' representatives". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ "FAQs: How will the bidding process work for the next ICC cycle?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "New six-year Future Tours Program unveiled on ICC website". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ^ "ICC Cricket Schedule 2006-2012 | PDF | Sport Variants | Forms Of Cricket". Scribd. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "ICC Future Tours Programme 2011 2020 | PDF | England Cricket Team | Test Cricket". Scribd. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c icc (20 June 2018). "Men's Future Tour Programme 2018-2023 released". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Who plays whom? Where? All you need to know about your team's schedule from 2018 to 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ^ icc (26 April 2018). "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ^ "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b icc (17 August 2022). "Men's FTP for 2023-2027 announced". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  13. ^ "FTP takeaways: Bangladesh the busiest, fewer ODIs for India, and T20 windows aplenty". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Full members to play more international cricket in ICC's new FTP cycle". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  15. ^ icc (16 August 2022). "Women's FTP for 2022-25 announced". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  16. ^ icc (16 August 2022). "ICC reveal Women's Future Tours Program". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Seven Tests, 135 ODIs and 159 T20Is in first women's international FTP". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  18. ^ icc (4 November 2024). "Women's FTP for 2025-29 announced". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  19. ^ icc (4 November 2024). "Blockbuster Women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) announced for 2025-29". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  20. ^ "WPL, Hundred, WBBL given separate windows in new women's FTP". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  21. ^ icc (25 May 2022). "Qualification for ICC Women's World Cup 2025 unveiled with launch of expanded ICC Women's Championship". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  22. ^ icc (16 November 2021). "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  23. ^ icc (26 July 2022). "Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

General references

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Future_Tours_Programme
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