TEST , the start of cricket , the test of temperament and skills . it all started in 1844 and recognized in 1877 by the world , this was the first format of this game and has been improved over the years and it’s the most important format in cricket .
WHAT IS ICC TEST CHAMPIONSHIP?
It is a new tournament , it will run over a period of 2 year in which 9 of of 12 test playing countrys will participate and each team will play 6 test series and would not face 2 teams in the league stage . As each team won’t play the same number of matches the points will be divided my a mathematical formula and the top two teams in the league stage will play finals in England at lords
Test?
Before this the ICC awards a trophy, the ICC Test Championship mace was handed over to the team with highest rating on 1 April of every year . The main reason of this tournament is to recreate some intreat in test as test cricket was going down due to the new formats like t20 and ODI cricket taken over test
ODI and t20 cricket are small games played and hence people come to watch it . IPL and other leagues have attracted audience and hence people nowadays prefer watching these format over test cricket . so ICC took this step so that they can attract audience through a tournament of test cricket but according to the experts this might not affect the way it is required but it is just the start of something new and there are some major changes that need to be made.
WHAT CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE ?
The major error of this tournament is each team won’t face each other in the league stage . In ever format of the game either there are groups or each team faces each other and then semi-final is played but in this format each team will only face 6 teams so it might not be fair for some teams who might have a chance against each other . this will lead to a disadvantage and some unfair advantage to some teams .
The second change that needs to be made is number of matches played by teams is not the same like whattt??? . ya you heard it right each team will play different number of matches and that may lead to unfair advantage. the point will be divided of every series according by the following format
| Matches in series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a draw | Points for a defeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
So these are some major chance that need to be done to make it more fair cricket and each team needs to face each other at least one as well as each team should play same number of matches . Test is a very crucial format and there are people who follow it and which more audience should watch it . the word itself defines is its a test of the best and according to me is the most important aspect of the game it makes you calm and aware of every step as well as improves your skills
Test championship a brave step , but is it really wanna work? according to expert won’t affect to much
What’s your take on this?
kit pd 