Under fire for its decision to restrict the 2015 World Cup to 10 teams, the ICC on Tuesday decided to reinstate the associate nations by reverting to the 14-team format for the mega event. The ICC in April had decided to restrict the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to top 10 nations only. Associate nations like Ireland and the Netherlands strongly protested the decision. On the third day of the Annual Conference in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the ICC Executive Board took the decision that the 50-over flagship event will have 14 teams.