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Ind vs SA 2019: Virat Kohli Reveals the Reason Behind His Muted Celebrations

India have registered?another comprehensive Test win against South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in Pune. After that, Virat Kohli spoke to Star Sports.

Shruti Banerjee

October 13, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: Ravi Shastri’s “Titanic” Pose in ICC Tweet Becomes Meme On Twitter

India have registered?another comprehensive Test win against South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in Pune. After that, Virat Kohli spoke to Star Sports.

Shruti Banerjee

October 13, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: WATCH – Wriddhiman Saha Takes a Stunner to Dismiss Faf du Plessis

India have registered?another comprehensive Test win against South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in Pune. After that, Virat Kohli spoke to Star Sports.

Shruti Banerjee

October 13, 2019

India’s wicketkeeper Saha stumps South Africa’s captain Amla as India’s Pujara watches during the second day of their first cricket test match, in Mohali

IND vs SA 2019: “We Have Come to India to Compete and Win”: Temba Bavuma

India have registered?another comprehensive Test win against South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in Pune. After that, Virat Kohli spoke to Star Sports.

Shruti Banerjee

October 13, 2019

South Africa’s Bavuma plays a shot as England’s Bairstow looks on during the second cricket test match in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

IND vs SA 2019: “I Wasn’t Frustrated, I?m Happy to be Bowling Again” – Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he wasn't "frustrated" while bowling at Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj's century partnership.

Shruti Banerjee

October 13, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: Virat Kohli Shares the Secret of His Big Scores

India captain Virat Kohli says the responsibility of leading the side helps him to push his limits that eventually helped to score big.

Shruti Banerjee

October 12, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: Kagiso Rabada-Quinton de Kock Fight, Faf du Plessis Intervenes

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he wasn't "frustrated" while bowling at Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj's century partnership.

Shruti Banerjee

October 11, 2019

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (L) celebrates the dismissal of England’s Alex Hales after he was caught out by AB de Villiers during the third cricket test match in Johannesburg,

Ind vs SA 2019: Virat Kohli Shares The First Choice Spinners

India captain Virat Kohli is happy the way his team has performed in the first test. He praised Mohammed Shami's bowling in the first test.

Shruti Banerjee

October 09, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: Ravindra Jadeja Grabs an One-handed Stunner to Dismiss Aiden Markram

The first Test between India and South Africa have made headlines for many reasons. One of them was a stunner from Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

Shruti Banerjee

October 06, 2019

India’s Jadeja pulls up his shirt collar as he walks across the field during a training session before Thursday’s second cricket test match against England at Lord’s cricket ground in London

IND vs SA 2019: WATCH – Mohammed Shami Leaves South Africa Batsmen in Tatters

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he wasn't "frustrated" while bowling at Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj's century partnership.

Shruti Banerjee

October 06, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: WATCH – Rohit Sharma Abuses Cheteshwar Pujara after He Refuses to Take a Single

The ongoing 1st Test between India and South Africa has been news since its beginning. One of them was Rohit Sharma abused Cheteshwar Pujara.

Shruti Banerjee

October 05, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: WATCH – Ravindra Jadeja Bowls a Five-bounce Delivery to Faf du Plessis

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he wasn't "frustrated" while bowling at Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj's century partnership.

Shruti Banerjee

October 04, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: WATCH – Virat Kohli?s Instruction Helps Ishant Sharma to Dismiss Temba Bavuma

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he wasn't "frustrated" while bowling at Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj's century partnership.

Shruti Banerjee

October 04, 2019

Ishant Sharma, with three wickets, points the way against England at Trent Bridge on the third day.

WATCH: Clueless South Africa Fielders Fail to Search the Ball Lost in Boundary Ropes; Aiden Markram Helps

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he wasn't "frustrated" while bowling at Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj's century partnership.

Shruti Banerjee

October 03, 2019

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IND vs SA 2019: Rohit Sharma Scores His Maiden Test Century as Opener – Twitterati Reacts

Rohit Sharma, India's opener in limited-overs, has opened the innings for India in Tests and scored his maiden century as an opener.

Shruti Banerjee

October 02, 2019

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Watch: Marnus Labuschagne Pulls Off a Stunning Run Out Despite Losing His Pants

Australia all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne has been in the limelight for the last couple of months. His inclusion will be important during their next series.

Shruti Banerjee

October 02, 2019

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Introduction

The ICC World Test Championship, run by the International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to begin its first season in August. The first season will run for two years till June 2021. This will?get underway when the recent 50-over World Cup winnner England will take on their arch-rival Australia in the first Test of the Ashes series on August 1 at Edgbaston.

To engage more fans, ICC has started this. With each series, the competition will be sharpened as the end of the championship; a global title will be given to the team who wins this 2-year-long tournament.

History

This is not the first time that ICC has approved the idea. The idea of ICC World Test Championship was approved in 2013 and 2017 as well but that couldn't take place. In 2013, the champions trophy took its place and the idea?was re-scheduled for June 2017.?The ICC World Test Championship was cancelled once again on January 2014 and the ICC Champions Trophy was reinstated in 2017.

However, in October 2017, it was announced by ICC that a Test league will be played, which would involve the top nine teams. The second ICC World Test Championship will continue from July 2021 to June 2023.

The Process and the?Distribution of The?Points?

The?ICC World Test Championship will be played among?nine top-ranked Test teams. All the teams will play six series each - three home series and three away series over the two-year span. In this period of time, each team will face six of the other eight teams, although it will not be complete round-robin league. Each of the series will be comprised of two and five Tests, so all the sides wouldn't play the same number of Test series.

No matter, the number of Tests, every series carries 120 points.?A team can score 720 points max (six series, 120 points each) over the two-year-long period. The two teams who will have the most points at the end of the tournament will face each other in the final in England, June 2021.

Although the team will play fewer tests, wouldn't be a disadvantage for them in respect to points as the 120 points are available for each series. However, the points will not be available for series results; it will be given for Test results. So the points will be split equally among the five-match Tests in a series.

According to this count, 24 points or?20% will be there for each match. 60 points will be given for a win while 30 points will be given for a tie. On the other hand, 20 points will be given for a draw whereas no points will be given for a loss.

Matches in the Series

Points for a winPoints for a tiePoints for a drawPoints for a loss

2

60

30

20

0

3

40

20

13.3

0

4

30

15

10

0

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0

However,?Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan will not be featured in the first edition of the World Test Championship. Although, they will play Tests against one another and also with some of the Championship sides as well. Moreover, there will be Tests series outside the Championship like England tours New Zealand for two Tests in November this year.

What will happen if the final is tied?

If the final Test will tie or drawn, the team who will finish at the top of the table in the two-year-long tournament will be the champion of the championship.

ICC World Cricket Championship 2019 Schedule at a Glance

Ranking

TeamTestsHome series (against)Away series (against)Will not play

1

India18

10 (SA, Ban, Eng)

8 (WI, NZ, Aus)

Pak & SL

2

New Zealand

14

7 (Ind, WI, Pak)7 (SL, Aus, Ban)?

Eng & SA

3

South Africa

16

9 (Eng, SL, Aus)7 (Ind, WI, Pak)?

Ban & NZ

4

England

22

11 (Aus, WI, Pak)11 (SA, SL, Ind)?

Ban & NZ

5

Australia

19

9 (Pak, NZ, Ind)10 (Eng, Ban, SA)?

SL & WI

6

Sri Lanka

137 (NZ, Eng, Ban)

6 (Pak, SA, WI)?

Aus & Ind

7

Pakistan

13

6 (SL, Ban, SA)

7 (Aus, Eng, NZ)?

Ind & WI

8

West Indies

15

6 (Ind, SA, SL)

9 (Eng, NZ, Ban)?

Aus & Pak

9Bangladesh147 (Aus, NZ, WI)7 (Ind, Pak, SL)?

Eng & SA