By Adam Ellis
THE ICC have ratified the introduction of the World Test Championship starting from 2019 after a series of meetings in Kolkata this week.
The inaugural Championship will span two years, with nine nations set to play in six series vying to win a place in the final to be hosted at Lord’s.
Finalising the changes to the Future Tours Programme (FTP) and the schedule for international cricket, ICC chairman Shashank Manoshar said that the Test Championship was now “cemented” in place in the Council’s plans to expand cricket’s popularity to ...