ICC mulls mandatory four-day Tests as part of World Test Championship from 2023

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee is likely to consider four-day Test matches as being part of the World Test Championship from 2023.

According to an ESPN cricinfo report, the parent body’s increasing demand for event windows, the proliferation of domestic T20 leagues, the BCCI’s demands for its own sizable share of bilateral calendar space, and the costs of staging Test series are all factors contributing to the move.

“It is something that we have got to seriously consider,” Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts told SEN Radio.

“It is something that can’t be driven by emotion, but it needs to be driven by fact. We need to look at what’s the average length of Test matches over the past five-ten years in terms of time and overs.

“We need to look at it very carefully and perhaps it is more likely than not in the mid-term future. What we absolutely will do is that over the next 12 to 18 months, is make sure the cricket calendar is nailed down for the years 2023 to 2031. What we are committed to doing is working with all the ICC members — nobody is saying it is easy but what we are doing is looking at it holistically and we are committed to doing that.” IANS

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