New Delhi, July 28 -- The men's T20 World Cup is likely to grow to 24 teams after the 2028 edition, with ambitions to grow it to a 32-team tournament in the future. The 2022 edition had 16 teams, before the doors were made open to four more in the next two editions in 2024 and 2026.

According to a report in The Telegraph UK, the competition in all probability will go from 20 teams to 24, potentially from the 2030 edition. The development is seen as a stepping stone towards the ultimate aim of a 32-team T20 World Cup, thus positioning cricket as a genuinely global sport.

With smaller teams like Zimbabwe and debutants Italy impressing at the 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) ...