Auckland(October 11, 2017): The quarterly meeting of International Cricket Council(ICC) began in Auckland, in which 9-country Test Championship will be approved while 13- country ODI league also to be approved.
The sport’s governing body has argued for years that a Test championship is needed to boost the five-day format’s popularity as crowds and television viewers flock to the big-hitting Twenty-20 version of the game.
But squabbling over formats and fears that some nations will be disadvantaged have twice stymied efforts to launch a league structure since 2010.
It has reported that plans for a nine-nation Test championship were now well advanced and the ICC was set to give the concept a green light on Friday at a meeting in Auckland.
The idea of four-day Test matches has also been floated, although traditionalists oppose the move. The ICC will also look at a major shake-up of one-day international fixtures at the Auckland meeting.
It said a 13-nation ODI league was being considered, which would operate on a three-year cycle with results affecting World Cup qualification.
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