ICC World Test Championship: India to play Windies in July 2019

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket group will make its debut in the much-debated inaugural ICC World Test Championship in July 2019, in opposition to West Indies in the Caribbean, and then mark its marketing campaign in the 13-team ODI League versus Sri Lanka (away) in June 2020.

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Cricket's governing frame, the ICC, on Wednesday launched its FTP for 2018-2023, by which its confirmed the dates for all bilateral international fixtures and included all three formats of the game for the quite a lot of men's teams.

As in keeping with the ICC, the 9 top-ranked Test teams will participate in the inaugural version of the World Test Championship, which can run from July 15, 2019 to April 30, 2021.

"The sides will play six series in the two-year cycle on a home and away basis against opponents they have mutually selected. The two top-ranked sides will then progress to the June 2021 final to decide the World Test champions," mentioned an ICC unlock on Wednesday. "In addition, the 12 Test playing nations and the Netherlands, will participate in the 13-team ODI League, which will run from 1 May 2020 to 31 March 2022 and all the sides will play eight series over a two-year cycle on a home and away basis against mutually agreed opponents."

The ODI League, mentioned the ICC, will serve as a qualification pathway for the 2023 World Cup to be hosted by means of India. As hosts, India and the next seven highest-ranked teams in the ODI league as of March 31, 2022 will qualify immediately for the World Cup while the bottom five aspects will get a 2d chance to qualify during the ICC World Cup Qualifier.

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"The agreement of this FTP means we have clarity, certainty and most importantly context around bilateral cricket over the next five years. The World Test Championship will get underway next year with the ODI league kicking off in 2020 as part of the qualification towards the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023," mentioned the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson.

"Bringing context to bilateral cricket is not a new challenge, but with the release of this FTP, our Members have found a genuine solution that gives fans around the world the chance to engage regularly with international cricket that has meaning and the possibility of a global title at the end."

The ICC launched outlined the rules followed by means of its Members in the introduction of this men's FTP as the next:

- Scheduling the right quantity of cricket in each and every format (home and away) for each and every Member.

- With matches scheduled at the preferred time of yr in each and every territory.

- Inclusion of existing collection that experience already been dedicated to industrial companions (principally in 2019-20).


- Providing optimum preparation for ICC Events by means of playing the same format right away ahead of the match.


- Sufficient time for Members to agenda their most well-liked bilateral content material out of doors of World Test Championship and ODI league.


- Periods when person Boards need to permit their national group avid gamers to be available to compete in domestic T20 leagues.


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