The ICC Chief Executives' Committee has revived the World Cup hopes of the Associate nations by recommending a qualification process for the 2015 tournament, though it has not specified the format or the number of teams that would take part in the event.
The recommendation backtracks on the ICC's earlier decision to limit the tournament to only the 10 Full-Member teams, thereby excluding the Associates without giving them a chance. That announcement, made immediately after the final of the 2011 edition, met with widespread criticism, forcing the ICC to revisit the decision during the ongoing Hong Kong summit.
"The CEC recommended that there should be a qualification process for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 but did not make a recommendation to the ICC Executive Board on the number of teams that should compete in the event to be held in Australia and New Zealand," the ICC statement read.
The details of the tournament will be worked out when the full council meets on Thursday.
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