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ICC ready for 4 day test: The International Cricket Council is set to approve the four -day Test in the World Test Championship. Its purpose is to make sports accessible and more practical for small countries. ICC chairman Jai Shah himself has supported this, although 3 countries including India will get discounts.
A total of 27 series will be played between 9 countries in the World Test Championship from 2025 to 2027, out of which only 2 such series will be played while only 2 Tests will be played while 3-3 Tests will be played in 6 series. England, Australia and Indian cricket team will play a 5-5-match Test series against each other.
Jai Shah’s support for 4 -day test
According to The Guardian report, during the WTC final discussion, ICC President Jai Shah has given his support for the four-day Test with the aim of approved time for the 2027-29 World Test Championship cycle. India, England and Australia will be allowed to schedule a 5-match Test series of 5-match Test for Ashes, Border Gavaskar Trophy and Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Let us know that in ICC 2017, the four -day Test for the first bilateral competitions was approved, under which England played a 4 -day Test against Zimbabwe this year. Earlier, England also played a four -day Tests against Ireland in 2019 and 2023. Now bringing it to WTC will be a significant change.
What will be different in the four -day Test?
Many small countries do not want to host the test due to time cost and time, but if the Test is reduced to 4 days, then a series of 3 Test matches can be finished within 3 weeks. In the four -day Test, there will be a target of playing 98 overs every day, now it is of 90 overs. This will reduce the waste of time.
5-day Test format will continue in WTC 2025-27
The World Test Championship with Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test has started the 2025-27 cycle. 2 matches will be played in this series. Team India will start this cycle with a 5 -match Test series against England, whose first match will be played at the Handingley Cricket Ground from June 20 to June 24. The Test match will be 5 days in the World Test Championship 2025-27.