Famous ICC Up Coming Events and Tournaments

Famous ICC Cricket Events and Tournaments

Cricket is one of the most popular sports being watched worldwide and has more than 2.5 Billion members worldwide. The International Cricket Council (ICC) manages the game of cricket and organizes significant events of the second most popular sport in the world. Here below we have mentioned some of the most famous and popular cricket events and tournaments.

ICC Major Cricket Events and Tournaments


  • ICC Cricket World Cup
  • ICC T20 World Cup
  • ICC World Test Championship
  • Asian Cup
  • Ash series
  • ICC Champions Trophy


1. ICC Cricket World Cup

It Is the most popular cricket event and played every four years. The best cricket nations play in the Cricket World Cup. It played in the 50-over cricket format. Men's and women's tournaments are held. It was introduced in 1975.


2. ICC T20 World Cup

ICC Organizes the t20 World Cup every two years (usually). This tournament takes place in a 20/20 format, a game of more than 20 players per team. The ICC T20 World Cup introduced in 2007. Until 2018, it was known as ICC World Twenty20.


3. ICC World Test Championship

To boost test cricket, the International Cricket Council launched the World Test Championship in 2019. The best test cricket nations are competing in this event. The first final will take place on June 2021.


4. Asia Cup

The best Asian cricket teams play in the Asian Cup, and it is usually scheduled Every two years. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) manages this tournament. It is played in format 50 and 20, depending on the type of World Cup the following year; ODI World Cup or 20/20 World Cup.


5. The Ashes Series

The Ashes series is the most popular and bilateral cricket series. It's played between England and Australia, two rival countries.


6. ICC Champions Trophy

This ICC tournament was played with the ODI cricket format. The ICC Champions Trophy was introduced in 1998, and in 2017 the last edition of the CT was held in England. ICC won the Cricket Champions Trophy in 2018 and replaced it with a T20 World Cup from 2021.