India, Jan. 3 -- 2026 presents the sixth year in a row where the senior men's teams in international cricket will congregate for a white ball ICC tournament, and the middle point of a decade-long stretch between 2021 and 2031 that the best teams in the world will be competing in either the ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, or Champions Trophy every year - with a couple of World Test Championship finals shuffled in as well.

International cricket has made a conscious shift towards a more tournament-heavy and less bilateral-reliant landscape at the highest level. While this brings a financial boost to international cricket, it could also prove to be a setback. With every passing ICC tournament, the subsequent one feels less significant - especi...