An eight-member working group, headed by ICC’s new chief government officer Sanjog Gupta, has been shaped by the sport’s international governing physique to explore the risk of restructuring Test cricket right into a two-tier system.
The committee was arrange throughout ICC’s annual normal assembly in Singapore underneath the all-Indian management of the chair, Jay Shah and Gupta, who was appointed as CEO earlier this month.
Other members of the panel embrace England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief government Richard Gould and the Cricket Australia (CA) chief government Todd Greenberg, in accordance to a report in ‘The Guardian‘.
“Any changes would be introduced for the next cycle of the World Test Championship, due to run from 2027 to 2029, and involve an expansion from the current nine-team format to two divisions of six,” the report learn.
The working occasion has been requested to submit its suggestions to the board by the top of the year.
The presence of Gould and Greenberg point out that there’s robust risk of the brand new two-tier system being launched as CA and ECB have been main advocates of it.
Currently, 9 groups compete within the World Test Championship, but when the proposed two-tier system is applied, the construction would shift to two divisions of six groups every, that includes a promotion and relegation mechanism.
CA and ECB mentioned the two-tier idea final year. CA has been a key proponent, pushing for a mannequin the place Australia, England, and India face one another twice each three years, a rise from the present format of two collection each 4 years.
Champions League T20 reboot on the playing cards
More than 10 years after its final version, the Champions League T20 (CLT20), a club-based worldwide T20 competitors, might make a comeback next year, with the ICC actively exploring its revival.
Discussions round re-launching the competitors have been ongoing, with cricket boards from India, Australia, and England main the conversations.
The proposal to revive it has reportedly obtained backing from key member nations on the AGM, in accordance to ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
The final version of the CLT20 was held in India in 2014 with Chennai Super Kings profitable the title after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders within the last at Bengaluru. That version concerned three groups from India, two every from Australia and South Africa, and one aspect every from Pakistan, West Indies, and New Zealand.
As many as six editions of the CLT20 have been performed between 2009-10 to 2014-15, with 4 of those being organised in India and two in South Africa. The match was gained twice every by Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, whereas Australia’s New South Wales and Sydney Sixes gained it one time every.
