{"id":450,"date":"2020-11-20T07:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T08:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=450"},"modified":"2020-11-20T15:38:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T15:38:21","slug":"australia-on-top-as-icc-confirms-altered-points-system-for-world-test-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"Australia on top as ICC confirms altered points system for World Test Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dubai: Teams will be ranked based on the percentage of points earned from completed matches to determine the finalists of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sport\u2019s global governing body also decided at its board meeting to shift the women\u2019s Twenty20 World Cup, originally scheduled for 2022 in South Africa, to 2023.<\/p>\n

The change in WTC rule, prompted by the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowed Australia (82.22%) to leapfrog India (75) to the top of the standings even though Virat Kohli\u2019s men had accumulated more points. England (60.83) are third, followed by New Zealand (50).<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0ICC World Test Championship: Finalists to be decided by unique formula<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said ranking teams based on points earned from completed matches reflected their performance and \u201cdoesn\u2019t disadvantage teams that have been unable to compete all of their matches through no fault of their own\u201d.<\/p>\n

The ICC board also decided against extending the WTC cycle to allow teams complete their quota of matches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe explored a whole range of options, but our members felt strongly that we should proceed as planned with the first ever World Test Championship Final in June next year,\u201d Sawhney said.<\/p>\n

Six test series, including four involving Bangladesh, have been postponed or cancelled because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The nine top test teams were originally scheduled to play six series each over two years in the WTC, with the top two making the showcase final in London.<\/p>\n

The ICC also decided against putting three major women\u2019s events in 2022, shifting the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa to 2023.<\/p>\n

Next year\u2019s 50-overs World Cup in New Zealand had already been postponed to 2022 following the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s cricket will also make its Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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