5 Things ICC Should Change In Next Cycle Of The ICC World Test Championship
5 Things ICC Should Change In Next Cycle Of The ICC World Test Championship
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The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2019-21 is set to witness its climax with the final match between India and New Zealand next month. Both the teams will lock horns at The Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium in Southampton, England on June 18. India and New Zealand qualified for the ICC World Test Championship final after topping the points table. India secured the top rank while New Zealand bagged 2nd spot in the ICC World Test Championship points table on the basis of percent of points (PCT).

There were 9 teams that were part of the ICC World Test Championship tournament. The tournament commenced in 2019. Many bilateral Test series took place in the ICC World Test Championship tournament during the last two years. India played 17 matches out of which they won 12 and lost 7. One match ended in a draw. India had the highest PCT of 72.2 percent. New Zealand won 7 matches and lost 4 out of the 11 they played. They finished with a PCT of 70.0 percent and secured the 2nd spot in the points table.

Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli (Image Credit: Twitter)

This is the first Test Championship tournament conducted by ICC. In the future, more such tournaments will be conducted. To improve the World Test Championship tournament and make it more successful in the future, ICC can consider some changes. Here we talk about 5 things that ICC change in the next cycle of the World Test Championship.

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5 Things ICC Should Change In Next Cycle Of The ICC World Test Championship

5. Add More Teams

Afghanistan Cricket Team
Afghanistan Cricket Team. Image Credits: Twitter

The ICC World Test Championship witnessed participation by 9 teams. Each team was scheduled to play 6 bilateral Test series during the course of two years. Every nation had to choose opponents for these 6 series by mutual agreements. However, the tournament couldn’t manage to witness every nation playing 6 bilateral series due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

For making the tournament more interesting, ICC can add more teams in the next cycle. Zimbabwe was not part of the tournament although it is a Test-playing nation. Moreover, Afghanistan and Ireland are some other countries that have made a debut in Tests and these countries can also be considered to be part of the ICC World Test Championship next time.

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