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Cricket Ireland chief managerial Warren Deutrom hailed a "great day" for cricket after the ICC perform a u-turn to allow Associate countries to play in the next ICC CWC.
The ICC announces on Tuesday that it would comprise four Associate nations, as well as its 10 full members, at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The move came just over two months after the governing body had exposed it no longer wanted to have a 14-team World Cup and that the event would be restricted to only its full members.
However, after that ruling was met with extensive censure, the ICC agreed to review the decision at this week's annual meeting in Hong Kong, culminate in today's u-turn.
"It is a great day for Associate cricket," Deuteron told Sky Sports News.
"The fact is the ICC board should make decisions which should endorse the sport globally. The directors have a fiduciary duty to do that.
"I think they understand that following the outcry after the decision - they needed to revisit it. That's exactly what they have done.
"I would certainly praise the ICC board for their choice today. It takes bravery to do that."
Cricket Ireland's public displeasure of their oversight had been back by large sections of the cricket community, after the Irish had proved their ability to vie on the highest stage at this year's World Cup - most particularly when they beat England.
Deutrom admit that support had full him with self-assurance ahead of today's meeting.
"What happened since the decision was made was that a large number of people came out and expressed their own sense of righteous anger - it wasn't just in the Associate world," he said.
"There were more than 90% of ICC members, 95 out of 105, who felt disenfranchised by the decision.
"Ninety per cent of players in FICA's survey, the alliance of International Cricketers, also disagreed - and these are guys from Test-playing nations who felt the decision was wrong.
"There was a huge heaviness of opinion, of believable specialist opinion that felt the decision wanted to be revisited.
"Today's choice is a justification of all the hard work we've done at the back the scenes."
Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien, who annoying the fastest-ever World Cup century in his side's stunning win over England, was also at ease to be given the chance to return to cricket's top table.
"I think it's the right choice from the ICC, not just for Ireland, but all the other 95 countries who seek to play in World Cups," he said.
"There's no hesitation that it will help increase the game even further, and that's got to be good for the future of the sport."
Ireland will now be a lot favoured to play at their third successive World Cup, after establish themselves as the best-performing Associate nation in recent years.
The fact they may be connected by another three Associate nations in the Antipodes was the slightly astonishing part of today's decision after the ICC had seem reserved to retain a 14-team tournament.
This year's centerpiece was derided for being too long, while the likes of Kenya and Canada provide little competition to add to an early malaise which damaged the six-week tournament.
The decision to keep 14 teams was made all the more inquisitive after it was announced that there would only be 10 teams at the 2019 World Cup.
The top-eight teams in the ICC rankings will qualify for that event with the remaining two places to be decided in a qualification event that many reflection would be introduced in time for the upcoming World Cup.
The ICC also exposed today that the next two World Twenty20 tournaments would be abridged back to 12 teams.
The ICC had greater than before the number to 16, to feather the blow of the Associate nations being left out of the 50-over World Cup; however, they have also upturned that decision.
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