4 day test matches

4 day test matches

Cricket Biz - Beyond the Boundaries
Jun 29, 20252:14
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Explore the future of test cricket with a proposal to adjust match lengths based on team rankings, promoting fairness and boosting series opportunities.

There's talk about reducing test matches from 5 to 4 days starting from the 2027 to 2029 World Test Championship cycle. Many matches don't last five days now due to the faster pace influenced by ODI, T20, and even T10 cricket. While the idea is fine, it's proposed that only certain teams like India, Australia, and England will play five-day matches, which isn't fair. A fairer approach would be to base it on team rankings. For example, if a team ranked 1 plays a team ranked 7, they should have a 4-day match due to the ranking gap. If teams are closely ranked, a 5-day match makes sense. This change could even increase the number of matches per series and bring commercial benefits. Let's see how this unfolds.

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