Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) will unveil the schedule for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 in Cape Town on Thursday.

It will mark the one-year countdown to the tournament, which will commence on October 2, 2027, with the final scheduled for Sunday, November 21, 2027. The event will also see the opening of the ticket ballot for fans, as per a press release.

Ten of the 14 teams participating in the tournament will have secured their spots by the September 30 qualification cut-off, with hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe earning automatic berths and eight teams qualifying based on the ICC ODI rankings.

India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are set to join th...