With Cricket West Indies (CWI) undertaking a thorough Regional Bid process for Caribbean countries wanting to host the 2022 International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, which will be held in the West Indies at the start of next year, one can only wonder if the Bermuda Tourism Authority would be interested in hosting matches!
With cricket being one of Bermuda’s National Sports, the chance to host a World Event would be bigger than any event Bermuda has ever hosted.
The reality is that the Government has to bid, but as we have seen in the past, the BTA could take the lead in helping the Bermuda Cricket Board with the bid, if really interested.
Once all bids have been reviewed the successful host countries will be announced, which is expected within the next month. Those selected will have the opportunity to promote their country to over 75 million people who will be watching from all over the world. This tournament will also inject an estimated US$10 million into the economy of each host nation.
The tournament will feature 16 teams competing over a one-month period. This is the first time West Indies will host the event and it is likely to be staged across three host countries and will include the game’s future stars competing in 64 matches in the 50-over format.
The teams will battle for one of the eight spots in the Super League stage before having the chance to win the Under-19 World Cup. The remaining eight teams will fight for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup Plate. West Indies have won the tournament once before, in February 2016 when they beat India in the final in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
if we can transform other places for an event, the same could be done for a National Sports that could take place at either St. David's or White Hill Field
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