Even before Jay Shah took over as the President, ICC took a big decision, gave a separate window to this important tournament of BCCI
ICC gave window to BCCI’s tournament WPL in its FTP.
Like men, the International Cricket Council i.e. ICC has also announced the Future Tour Plan i.e. FTP for women, in which some big decisions have also been seen. In the FTP announced by the ICC for women’s cricket from 2025 to 2029, it has also been decided to give a window to the Women’s Premier League (WPL), the tournament of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. With this decision of ICC, now more foreign players will be able to participate in the tournament. Apart from this, ICC has given place to two more leagues in its FTP.
ICC also gave place to Women’s Big Bash League and Women’s The Hundred.
Apart from BCCI’s tournament Women’s Premier League, ICC has also given separate window to Women’s The Hundred played in England and Cricket Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League in its future tour plan. Along with this, ICC has also decided to expand the Women’s ODI Championship so that it can help more in growing women’s cricket. The season of Women’s Premier League (WPL) to be played in the year 2026 has been given a separate window in January-February. Due to this, no other T20 league will be organized at that time. The ICC has given place to the Women’s Big Bash League in its window in the month of November, while the Women’s The Hundred has got a place in the window of the month of August.
West Indies women’s team will play its first test after 20 years
In the new women’s FTP plan, the West Indies team will play its first Test match after 20 years. In this, it will host Australia for a one-match Test series, in which apart from this, series of other formats will also be played which will be held in March 2026. The Windies women’s team played its last Test match against Pakistan in the year 2003-04. Talking about the Indian women’s team, they will tour Australia and South Africa in the year 2026, whereas at home they have to play a Test series against Australia and England in the same FTP.
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