Selected locations include Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Calcutta. Among the missed cricket centers are Mohali, Indore, Rajkot, Ranchi and Nagpur.

Although it is an ICC event, the worldwide organization usually chooses locations suggested by the local organizing committee, which in this case is the BCCI.