Qualification process for 2015 cricket World Cup

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executives' committee Monday gave a fresh lease of life for the associate nations by recommending a qualification process for the 2015 World Cup. The committee, however, did not recommend to the executive board on the number of teams for the mega event.
The move will provide a glimmer of hope for the associate nations who strongly objected to ICC's initial decision to limit the next World Cup to 10 full-member countries.
"The chief executive committee 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 said in a statement.
The ICC's decision earlier created a furore amongst the prominent associate nations such as Ireland and the Netherlands, who competed well in this year's World Cup and felt they were robbed of an opportunity to compete in cricket's biggest tournament. Timely intervention by ICC president Sharad Pawar meant the matter was put to be reviewed.