Host countries will play quarter and semi-finals on home soil in the 2011 World Cup under a proposal backed by the ICC's chief executives' committee.

Following the tournament schedule announcement in Mumbai on 9 November, the competition's organising committee recommended the move and now have approval from the chief executives of the world's leading nations.

Under the recommendation, which will be considered next February by the full ICC board, where two co-hosts are involved, the higher-ranked side from the group stage will host the match.

Further talks on the MCC's proposed World Test Championship took place during the two-day meeting in Dubai and a five-man committee, including England and Wales Cricket Board chairman David Collier, will draft a discussion paper ahead of the next chief executives' meeting.