ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027

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The 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup, the quadrennial international men's cricket championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of ICC.

It is scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in October and November 2027. This will be the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe will have co-hosted the tournament, after the 2003 edition, while Namibia will host it for the first time.

 

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The Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial One Day International tournament played between men's national cricket teams, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The tournament is held every four years, and was first played in 1975 in England. The last tournament, held in 2023 in India was contested by 10 teams. Australia are the defending champions, having defeated India in the final of the previous edition.

In November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2027 Cricket World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Format

The competition will use two groups of seven teams, with the top three teams in each group progressing to a Super Six stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. At this stage, each team in a group will play all three teams in the same group whom they have not played. The format was previously used in the 2003 edition.

However, a modified version of points carried forward (PCF) from 1999 edition will be re-introduced in the 2027 edition.

Preparations

In preparation for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, a 15-member organising committee of the tournament was finalised in August 2025. Trevor Manuel was named chair. Former Deputy President of South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was also named as one of the seven independent directors of the tournament.

 

[PK781]

I think Pakistan should not play against India at all.
boycott the icc world cups

 

[K2RULEZ]

I think Pakistan should not play against India at all.
boycott the icc world cups

Absolutely boycott India.

 

[kambhakt]

Absolutely boycott India.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

I think Pakistan should not play against India at all.
boycott the icc world cups

Absolutely agreed. Pakistan seems to have only one major bargaining chip on the world stage when it comes to cricket: matches against India. If India–Pakistan matches were stopped, the Pakistan Cricket Board would lose a significant source of attention and influence.

This also reminds me of the recent board meeting where Pakistan reportedly found itself isolated in voting related to Bangladesh before the World Cup (14-02 votes).

As for the team itself, I don't think Pakistan is currently stronger than teams like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, or Zimbabwe on a consistent basis. A lot of hype is often created around India–Pakistan contests, but many of these matches end up being quite one-sided.

 

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Boring sport, hopeless event (for Pakistan) and a waste of time. Will not be sad if cricket dies a miserable death.

 

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World Cup ticket demand soars past 15 million​

Fans from 142 countries fuel unprecedented global interest

Sports Desk
October 13, 2026

Photo: ICC

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 ticket applications have seen a surge of demand across the globe since the ballot went live 12 days ago.

The ICC said on Tuesday that a total of 15,083,752 ticket applications have been received since with 4,423,417 ballot registrations generated by fans from across 142 countries, highlighting the immense global interest in the 14th edition of the Men’s Cricket World Cup.

The latest numbers show a dramatic acceleration in demand since the ballot opened, with ticket applications soaring from one million last week to over 15 million in less than two weeks.

The global interest in the tournament, which has been introduced with a new format, will see cricket fans become part of the biggest and most ambitious edition in the tournament’s history, hosted in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

"The overwhelming demand for tickets is testament to the stature and appeal of the Cricket World Cup, the allure of Africa as a destination and the anticipation for the event generated by the ICC and its partners' promotional activities leading up to the event launch,” ICC Chief Executive Officer Sanjog Gupta said.