ICC World Test Championship A Right Move, Says Virat Kohli

Ahead of the first Test against West Indies, India skipper Virat Kohli has said that the ICC World Test Championship is the right step. The world number one Test batsman believes that the Test Championship was introduced at the right time as it will bring a lot of purpose to the format. The inaugural edition of the ICC Test Championship started on 1 August 2019.

India will kickstart their campaign in the Championship with the upcoming Test series against West Indies. Virat Kohli said that the Tests will now be much more competitive as he hailed the decision to start the Championship.

“The games are going to be much more competitive and it brings a lot of purpose to the Test matches you play. It’s the right move and the absolute right time,” ICC quoted Virat Kohli as saying.

In the Championship, a total of 71 Test matches will be played across 27 series over a period of two years. The top two teams will then contest in the ICC World Test Championship final in June 2021 in the UK. The ongoing Ashes between Australia and England started the Test Championship before New Zealand and Sri Lanka started their campaign too. India and West Indies will be the latest entrants to the club.

Virat Kohli further said that the level of Test cricket has increased in the last couple of years. He concluded by saying that the teams will now go for the win to ensure maximum points from the games.

“People have been talking about Test cricket not being relevant or dying down. For me, the competition has gone up two-fold in the last couple of years. It’s up to the players to take the challenge and go for victories,” he said.

“That’s going to be the essence of this Test championship as well. There will hardly be any boring draws. There will be exciting draws because everyone will want those extra points,” Kohli added.

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