A number of important issues surrounding the future of international cricket were discussed – both informally and formally – in meetings involving some of the game’s most influential decision makers.
With the ICC set for talks with broadcasters over new deals, the governing body is keen to consider how best to position the various formats to ensure they can maximise their value.
BBC Sport spoke to several sources to find out about some of the ideas proposed.
World Cup changes
One of the proposals that has been confirmed is a shake-up to the structure of the men’s 50-over World Cup.
The main tournament is being cut from 14 teams to 12, with three of the lowest ranked qualifiers taking part in a first round that would see just one progress to the group stage.
The group stage will feature two groups of six, with the top three from each group and the next-best ranked team progressing to a round-robin ‘super seven’ stage, replacing the ‘super six’.
The top four teams from the ‘super seven’ then progress to the semi-finals.
The ICC says the changes “creates greater context, competitiveness and consequence during the event”.
These changes will be in place for the 2027 edition, which is being co-hosted by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
A tweak to the T20 World Cup is also said to be under review, with the ‘super eight’ stage increasing to a ‘super 10’ phase.
All of the above could lead to an increase in the one fixture the ICC wants to see more of: India versus Pakistan.
The two sides do not play each other outside major tournaments but it is seen as the most marketable fixture for television.
Elsewhere, England, India and Australia have their key fixtures for the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2027 to 2031 locked in alongside global tournaments, but the rest of the full members are yet to sort out their schedules.

There is a meeting pencilled in for August when they will attempt to thrash out the remainder of the calendar before a final review in September.
Additionally, it seems highly likely the number of white-ball bilateral series played by teams will decrease after the next FTP cycle.
In their place will be a series of mini inter-continental quadrangular tournaments, likely to be with two teams from each full member region.
WTC semi-finals on the cards
There has been no formal progress on the possible expansion of the World Test Championship to 12 teams.
An ICC working group, headed by New Zealand board member Roger Twose, is still working through plans to expand the tournament to include Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
As a result, no concrete proposals have been presented for approval and it now looks extremely unlikely they will be incorporated as part of the next FTP cycle.
One interesting subject which gained some traction in meetings was the possibility of adding semi-finals to the WTC in order to stimulate more interest.
There is a feeling that a greater sense of jeopardy, and giving teams in the middle of the table more to play for, would help generate more interest in a tournament for the longer format.(BBC Sports)