Road to U19 Men's CWC 2022 confirmed.

ISLAMABAD -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the rescheduled qualification pathway to the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, where 33 teams would compete for five World Cup spots.

The 14th edition of the event which takes place in the West Indies in early 2022 would involve Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe by virtue of their top 11 finish in the 2020 edition, said a press release issued here.

The remaining five spots would be determined by regional qualification. Qualification for the 2022 edition of the U19 Men's Cricket World Cup was delayed by a year due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 33 spots would be decided by seven regional events starting in June 2021. Due to the depth in strength in the Africa and Asia regions, a two-division qualification pathway would take place.

Teams from the other three regions, Americas, EAP and Europe will have a one division qualifying process, with the winner of each regional Qualifier claiming one of the five coveted ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2022 places.

The road to the West Indies which showcases the future stars of cricket, would begin in Tanzania with the Africa Division 2 in June 2021. The hosts, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda and Sierra Leone will be fighting for two spots to join Namibia, Nigeria and Uganda in the Africa Qualifier in September 2021. The qualifier would be hosted by Nigeria who competed in their first ever ICC event at the U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2020. The top team from the...