After the ODIs and T20Is, ICC has now announced the World Test Championship. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the World Test Championship. The tournament will be played between 2019 and 2021, according to the ICC.
ICC Test Championship will begin in July 2019, Team India will play the first match against the West Indies away from home. According to the ICC, the test championship will be played between the top nine countries of the world rankings, in which all the teams will have six-six series. It is notable that the top two teams will meet in the final match at Lord’s ground in England.
“The top 9 teams in the ICC Test rankings will be participating in the World Test Championships from July 2019 to April 2021,” the ICC said in a statement. Each team will play in 6 series internally and abroad.
The teams that catch the first 2 seats will fall in the final match of June 2021. The winning team will be declared as the World Test champion “
It is noteworthy that Afghanistan and Ireland, which have recently won Test status, will not play in these Test Championships.
Future Tours Programme released by the International Cricket Council on Wednesday 20 June has provided the details on the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.
Following is the full list of ICC Future Tours Programme:
| India |
| Months |
Matches |
| Jul-Aug 2019 |
Two away Tests in West Indies |
| Oct-Nov 19 |
Three home Tests against South Africa |
| Nov-19 |
Two home Tests against Bangladesh |
| Feb-20 |
Two away Tests in New Zealand |
| Dec-20 |
Four away Tests in Australia |
| Jan-Feb 21 |
Five home Tests against England |
| South Africa |
| Months |
Matches |
| Oct-19 |
Three away Tests in India |
| Dec 2019-Jan 2020 |
Four home Tests against England |
| Jul-Aug 2020 |
Two away Tests in West Indies |
| Jan-21 |
Two home Tests against Sri Lanka |
| Jan-Feb 21 |
Two away Tests against Pakistan |
| Feb-Mar 21 |
Three home Tests against Australia |
| Australia |
| Months |
Matches |
| Jul-Sep 2019 |
Five Ashes Tests away in England |
| Nov-19 |
Two home Tests against Pakistan |
| Dec 19-Jan 20 |
Three home Tests against New Zealand |
| Feb-20 |
Two away Tests against Bangladesh |
| Nov-Dec 20 |
Four home Tests against India |
| Feb-Mar 21 |
Three away Tests against South Africa |
| New Zealand |
| Months |
Matches |
| Jul-Aug 19 |
Two away Tests in Sri Lanka |
| Dec 19-Jan 20 |
Three away Tests in Australia |
| Feb-20 |
Two home Tests against India |
| Aug-Sep 20 |
Two away Tests in Bangladesh |
| Nov-Dec 20 |
Three home Tests against Wets Indies |
| Dec-20 |
Two home Tests against Pakistan |
| England |
| Months |
Matches |
| Jul-Aug 19 |
Five Ashes Tests at home against Australia |
| Dec 19-Jan 20 |
Four away Tests in South Africa |
| Mar-20 |
Two away Tests in Sri Lanka |
| Jun-Jul 20 |
Three home Tests against West Indies |
| Jul-Aug 20 |
Three home Tests against Pakistan |
| Jan-Feb 21 |
Five away Tests in India |
| Sri Lanka |
| Months |
Matches |
| Jul-Aug 19 |
Two home Tests against New Zealand |
| Oct-19 |
Two away Tests against Pakistan |
| Mar-Apr 20 |
Two home Tests against England |
| Jul-Aug 20 |
Three home Tests against Bangladesh |
| Jan-21 |
Two away Tests in South Africa |
| Feb-Mar 21 |
Two away Tests in West Indies |
| Pakistan |
| Months |
Matches |
| Oct-19 |
Two home Tests against Sri Lanka |
| Nov-Dec 19 |
Two away Tests in Australia |
| Jan-Feb 20 |
Two home Tests against Bangladesh |
| Jul-Aug 20 |
Three away Tests in England |
| Dec-20 |
Two away Tests in New Zealand |
| Jan-Feb 21 |
Two home Tests against South Africa |
| Bangladesh |
| Months |
Matches |
| Nov-19 |
Two away Tests in India |
| Jan-Feb 20 |
Two away Tests in Pakistan |
| Feb-20 |
Two home Tests against Australia |
| Jul-Aug 20 |
Three away Tests in Sri Lanka |
| Aug-Sep 20 |
Two home Tests against New Zealand |
| Jan-Feb 21 |
Three home Tests against West Indies |
| West Indies |
| Months |
Matches |
| Jul-Aug 19 |
Two home Tests against Indi |
| Jun-Jul 20 |
Three away Tests in England |
| Jul-Aug 20 |
Two home Tests against South Africa |
| Nov-Dec 20 |
Three away Tests in New Zealand |
| Jan-Feb 21 |
Three away Tests in Bangladesh |
| Feb- Mar 21 |
Two home Tests in Sri Lanka |
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