ICC announces full schedule of WTC 3 out: India in tough draw, to face these BIG teams!
The structure of the nine-team WTC remains the same with each team playing three home and three away series over a two-year period culminating in the final.
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After the Second World Test Championship came to an end on Sunday, the third edition of the ICC Test event will officially commence with the Australia vs England five-match Ashes series starting Friday.
ICC announced a detailed schedule of Test-playing nations that will take in the next cycle of the WTC between 2023 and 2025. The structure of the nine-team WTC remains the same with each team playing three home and three away series over a two-year period culminating in the final of a one-off Test. The points percentage system used in the previous edition will determine the leaderboard with teams getting 12 points for a win, six for a tie and four for a draw.
India’s two-Test tour of the West Indies, where they play in Dominica and Trinidad next month, is part of the third edition of the WTC. The runner-ups will host New Zealand for a three-match series, England for five Tests and Bangladesh for two matches. Apart from the West Indies, India will tour Australia (five Tests) and South Africa (two Tests) in the third WTC cycle.
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Australia play nine matches in this cycle away from home, which include two-Test series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka. At home, they play against India (five), Pakistan (three) and the West Indies (two), for a total of 10 Tests.
England feature in 10 Tests at home and 11 away. They host the West Indies (3) and Sri Lanka (2) apart from Australia, while playing away in India (five), Pakistan (3) and New Zealand (3).
South Africa has got the most favourable schedule. They host three Asian teams - Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India at home and their away fixtures are against New Zealand, West Indies and Bangladesh.
Wasim Khan, ICC’s General Manager of Cricket said the WTC had been great in enhancing interest in Test cricket and wished players all the best ahead of the new cycle."The third edition of the ICC World Test Championship begins on Friday with another highly anticipated series between England and Australia," he said.