Ashraful, who is also a member on the five-man ICC associate member nations' committee, said the decision was taken in a meeting over telephone on Sunday. The BCB secretary however said that the draft proposal will be tabled at the next meeting of the game's ruling body at Lord's on June 8 for final approval.

Canada, who never hosted the unofficial championship among the associate member nations, won the three-way heady battle against the United States and Ireland.

Ashraful disclosed that unlike the previous six editions, this time the championship, involving 23 associate members, will be played in the different format. Twelve top teams of the last ICC Trophy in Malaysia will compete in the 'Division I' from where top three finishers will earn the ticket for the World Cup. While the rest will vie in the less significant 'Division 2' from where top two teams will earn promotion to Div I.