Icc Test Championship News

Veteran South African batsman Faf du Plessis, announced his Test retirement today in a bid to focus on the shortest format of the game with two World Cups lined up in the next 18 months. The right-hander last featured against Pakistan and retires with 4,163 runs at 40.03 with 10 centuries.

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay has stated that the inaugural World Test Championship so far has ‘not achieved what it intended to’ and added that the pandemic has only exacerbated the shortcomings. Barclay further added that he is unsure if it "entirely fit the purpose" in the current ecosystem.

Michael Holding has questioned the point system that is used for the Test Championship as he found it incorrect to award the teams same points for a two-match series and a five-match series. He has also warned that once the scenario for the final is clear, other games will become inconsequential.

With the coronavirus outbreak having a solid grip on the sporting activities, the big three have written to the ICC, asking for the Test Championship Cycle and the proposed one-day international (ODI) league to be scrapped. ECB have also conveyed to the ICC that the FTP also needs to be "revisited".