A working group within the ICC will put forth a proposal to its Board of Directors suggesting expansion of the number of countries playing in the World Test Championship from 9 to 12, with the inclusion of Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland during the next cycle starting 2027.
It is believed that the working group headed by the former New Zealand Test batter Roger Twose have also proposed one-off Test series as a part of the next cycle.
“The working group will also recommend allowing one-off Tests to count towards the points accrued over the league’s two-year cycle,” ESPN Cricinfo reported.
It is understandable that if one-off Tests are squeezed into the next cycle with possible expansion to 12 teams, it will also mean that the game’s commercial leaders India could help out an Ireland or Zimbabwe by playing one-off Test matches.
As of now, two-Test bilateral series is part of the WTC point cycle. For example, India will host Afghanistan for a one-off Test in June at Mullanpur in Pun​A working group within the ICC will put forth a proposal to its Board of Directors suggesting expansion of the number of countries playing in the World Test Championship from 9 to 12, with the inclusion of Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland during the next cycle starting 2027.
It is believed that the working group headed by the former New Zealand Test batter Roger Twose have also proposed one-off Test series as a part of the next cycle.
“The working group will also recommend allowing one-off Tests to count towards the points accrued over the league’s two-year cycle,” ESPN Cricinfo reported.
It is understandable that if one-off Tests are squeezed into the next cycle with possible expansion to 12 teams, it will also mean that the game’s commercial leaders India could help out an Ireland or Zimbabwe by playing one-off Test matches.
As of now, two-Test bilateral series is part of the WTC point cycle. For example, India will host Afghanistan for a one-off Test in June at Mullanpur in Pun ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
