pito 777 gaming ICC, BCCI, CA, ECB Explore Possibility Of Two-Tier Test System
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The England & Wales Cricket Board logo. Photo: File The England & Wales Cricket Board logo. Photo: File
The ICC in collaboration with cricket boards of Indiapito 777 gaming, Australia and England is exploring the possibility of a two-tier Test system to facilitate more series between big three nations. (More Cricket News)
The Age reported that Jay Shah, the new ICC chairman, is set to meet Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird and his England counterpart Richard Thompson later this month to discuss the finer points.
"Any plan for a move to two divisions in Test cricket would kick in after the end of the current Future Tours Program in 2027," the Age reported quoting its sources.
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The BCCI is currently gearing up for its Special General Meeting on January 12 in Mumbai where interim secretary Devajit Saikia is expected to get a full-time role. Saikia was appointed in the interim role after Shah vacated his post last month to take over as ICC chairman.
A BCCI official indicated that the discussion floated around the ICC corridors in 2016, the first-time when a two-tier Test system was seriously considered.
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“There was such a move sometime back, but we haven’t heard anything since,” a BCCI source told PTI.
The BCCI and cricket bodies of Zimbabwe and Bangladesh opposed the move, citing the possibility of decreasing revenue.
They had also argued that smaller nations would miss out on the opportunity of playing against top teams if such a system comes into existence.
aob633 slotHowever, nine years down the road the modalities have changed and even some of the reputed experts such as former Indian skipper Ravi Shastri are supporting the division.
“I’ve been a firm believer in that if you want Test cricket to survive and be alive and thriving, I think that’s the way to go.
“The top teams play against each other more often, so there is a contest; you want contests,” Shastri told SEN during the recent fifth Test between India and Australia.
Even some of the top players such as England Test skipper Ben Stokes had criticised the current model of World Test Championship.pito 777 gaming