Indian cricket fans are very happy with Team India becoming T20 World Champion for the second consecutive time. With this victory, Team India has proved its dominance in T20 cricket. Now the wait is for the ODI World Cup, the desperation to win which is continuously increasing. This World Cup will be played in 2027 and something like this is going to happen in this World Cup, which happened 24 years ago.
World Cup returning to South Africa-Zimbabwe
After winning the T20 World Cup, everyone’s attention is currently focused on IPL 2026. In such world cup 2027 At present, preparations are not being made in full swing because there is still one and a half years left for it. But discussions have started taking place regarding this because Team India has to win the next title here. In such a situation, the fans are already eager to know the big and small things about this World Cup.
One of the most special things about this World Cup is that it will be organized in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Earlier in 2003, this tournament was played in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Then the third host was Kenya but this time the third host is Namibia. But this similarity does not end only here. In fact, the number of teams and format in this World Cup is also the same as the 2003 World Cup.
Return to 24 year old format
This time 14 teams will be part of the World Cup, as happened in the 2003 World Cup. But this time the format of the World Cup is more important than the number of teams. These 14 teams will be divided into groups of 7-7, where each team will play against the other teams of its group. Then the top 3 teams from both the groups will reach the Super-6 round. In this, each team will play one match each against the three teams from the other group.
But one important aspect in this is ‘points carry forward’. That means whichever team will enter the Super-6, it will bring match points against the other two teams from its group in the Super-6. That means, if any one team has defeated the other two teams of its group, then it will start with 4 points in the Super-6 round. The teams at the top of the Super-6 round will go to the semi-finals and then the final will be held between the last 2 teams.
Will Team India end its wait for the title?
The last time the World Cup was played in this format was in 2003. That World Cup was also hosted by 3 countries, which included South Africa and Zimbabwe. Then Team India had traveled till the finals. However, that time also Australia was defeated in the final. In such a situation, the Indian team and fans will hope that the story remains the same till the final, only history changes in the title match.