As we know there is talk on how we can save test cricket from demolish so here is my view as an cricket fan and my love towards the game as I want the game of cricket to grow world wide but also by maintain its quality. Cricket can be spread worldwide with the t20 format but to strength cricket it is important for the members of cricket boards to do something to create an atmosphere where people can really start having an interest in test cricket. Icc test championship is really good for the revival of test cricket but the current design of the tournament is really very much failure and rubbish. If icc really want the pure form of Cricket which is test cricket to be in limelight then they have to be loyal and desicipline. The cricketing board have to come forwade to help icc especially BCCI, ECB and CA. The powerhouse of cricket has to do their part in revival of test cricket.
As per my view, There should be top 8 team taking participation in the championship and every team should play each team once in the tournament from which top 2 teams with most points will play the finale. There will be 29 matches total including the final which will take approximately 5 months. So it will be long tournament and it may take lot of sacrifice mainly from the BCCI, ECB and CA but they have to do this for the betterment of cricket. This three boards have to take some financial hit for goodness of the game of cricket.
As 5 months is long period and we all seeing that test cricket is still alive in England and Australia in attendance perspective so it will be safe and make sense to start the tournament in the summers of the specific country. For example if test championship held in England then it should start at July and end at november and if test championship held in Australia then it should start at October and end at February. The starting few seasons should be held only in this two countries and then as per the requirement and results opportunity should be given to other member to host the championship in future.
The domestic t20 tournament of respective country australia or England have to do an sacrifice for the sake to organising test champion ship on their soil for that respective year of the championship. They can held their domestic t20 tournament before or after this test championship. As test championship will happen in every four year cycle so it will be difficult but not impossible for the success of the championship. Icc should market the test championship with full potential so that it will catch an eyeballs of cricket loving people. It will take a lot effort from icc and every board member but for the sake of game they have to take this situation as an opportunity and work on this as soon as possible.
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Icc cricket tournaments
Icc can do cricket tournament every year to create the exciting environment of cricket among the fans.
1)Icc cricket world (50 over)
There should be top 12 teams taking part in this icc wc format just to keep the competetiveness in the tournament. And it should be in round robin format. It will consist of 69 matches in total including both the semis and a finale of the the icc wc.This tournament will over in course of 10 week approximately.
2) Icc t20 wc
There should be 20 teams participating in this form of world cup as t20 is a game of cricket where associates teams can give some sort of competion to the full member team and it will be good for the growth of the game world wide and also good for the associate member to gain some experience and create opportunities for themselves.
There should be 4 groups so that every group will have 5 teams each. This will take 6 – 7 weeks for completion which will include total of 43 matches inculing both the semis and a finale of the tournament.
3) Icc world test championship
There should be top 8 teams in this tournament and in round robin format. Which will include 29 matches (28 matches in league and top 2 teams in the table will play a finale) it will be a long tournament as it will be played in test format of cricket so it will take approx 5 months, but this will be really good for the growth of the game in a larger prospective. And icc should also see to it that no other cricket league are going around at the time of test championship.
4) icc continental cup
This can be really exciting tournament as team should be made from each continent. Every continent will have one team, America continent will consists of players from westindies, canada, america etc. Africa continent will consists of players of south Africa, zimbabwe,nigeria, kenya etc. Europe continent will consists of players from England, wales, Netherland, ireland, scotland etc. Australia continent will consists of Australia,newzealand etc. Asia continent will consists of players from India, srilanka, Pakistan, bangladesh, Afganistan, nepal etc (Due to size of players in Asia is more so there can be two teams of Asia where India – afganistan-nepal players in one team and pakistan-sri lanka-bangladesh players in another team). So there will be Six team in the tournament and it will be in t20 format in round robin style. So there will be 18 matches total including both the semis and a finale. It will take nearly 3 weeks for completion.
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