The first Test between India [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-india/] and South Africa have made headlines for many reasons. One of them was a stunner from Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja [https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/587/ravindra-jadeja]. During the fifth day of the ongoing first Test in Visakhapatnam, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a one-handed stunner and dismissed South Africa opener Aiden Markram. It all happened on the first ball of the 27th over when Markram failed to play an aerial shot off Jadeja which saw him hitting the ball towards his left. Jadeja grabbed the catch with his brilliance. Markram opened the batting with Dean Elgar (2) yesterday and he ended up scoring 39 off 74 including five fours and a six. Batting as the last specialist batsman, Markram’s dismissal left the hope of a win as well as a draw too. However, Jadeja dismissed Vernon Philander (0) and Keshav Maharaj (0) in the same over. Ravindra Jadeja [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ravindra-jadeja-vs-aus-bcci_806x605_71489935280.jpg]File photo of Ravindra Jadeja Having dismissed Elgar yesterday, Jadeja has now picked four wickets already in this innings. However, he needs only one wicket to register his 10th five-wicket haul. Chasing a 395-run target, South Africa have lost their nine wickets for 190 at the time of writing this article. The stunner by Ravindra Jadeja: 

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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.

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<td style="text-align: center;" width="120">Points for a tie</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="121">Points for a draw</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="135">Points for a loss</td>
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2
</td>
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60
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30
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<td width="121">
20
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<td width="135">
0
</td>
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3
</td>
<td width="123">
40
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<td width="120">
20
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13.3
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<td width="135">
0
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<td width="117">
4
</td>
<td width="123">
30
</td>
<td width="120">
15
</td>
<td width="121">
10
</td>
<td width="135">
0
</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="117">5</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="123">24</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="120">12</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="121">8</td>
<td width="135">
0
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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

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Ranking
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10 (SA, Ban, Eng)
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Pak &amp; SL
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2
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<td width="103">
New Zealand
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14
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Ind, WI, Pak)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (SL, Aus, Ban)?</td>
<td width="103">
Eng &amp; SA
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3
</td>
<td width="103">
South Africa
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<td width="103">
16
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">9 (Eng, SL, Aus)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Ind, WI, Pak)?</td>
<td width="103">
Ban &amp; NZ
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4
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<td width="103">
England
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<td width="103">
22
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">11 (Aus, WI, Pak)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">11 (SA, SL, Ind)?</td>
<td width="103">
Ban &amp; NZ
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5
</td>
<td width="103">
Australia
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<td width="103">
19
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">9 (Pak, NZ, Ind)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">10 (Eng, Ban, SA)?</td>
<td width="103">
SL &amp; WI
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<td width="103">
6
</td>
<td width="103">
Sri Lanka
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">13</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (NZ, Eng, Ban)</td>
<td width="103">
6 (Pak, SA, WI)?
</td>
<td width="103">
Aus &amp; Ind
</td>
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<td width="103">
7
</td>
<td width="103">
Pakistan
</td>
<td width="103">
13
</td>
<td width="103">
6 (SL, Ban, SA)
</td>
<td width="103">
7 (Aus, Eng, NZ)?
</td>
<td width="103">
Ind &amp; WI
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="103">
8
</td>
<td width="103">
West Indies
</td>
<td width="103">
15
</td>
<td width="103">
6 (Ind, SA, SL)
</td>
<td width="103">9 (Eng, NZ, Ban)?</td>
<td width="103">
Aus &amp; Pak
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">9</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Bangladesh</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">14</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Aus, NZ, WI)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Ind, Pak, SL)?</td>
<td width="103">
Eng &amp; SA
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

World Test Championship

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&#8217;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 &#8211; 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&#8217;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&#8217;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 win Points for a tie Points for a draw Points for a loss  2  60  30  20  0   3  40  20  13.3  0   4  30  15  10  0  5 24 12 8 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 Team Tests Home series (against) Away series (against) Will not play  1 India 18 10 (SA, Ban, Eng) 8 (WI, NZ, Aus) Pak &amp; SL   2  New Zealand  14 7 (Ind, WI, Pak) 7 (SL, Aus, Ban)? Eng &amp; SA   3  South Africa  16 9 (Eng, SL, Aus) 7 (Ind, WI, Pak)? Ban &amp; NZ   4  England  22 11 (Aus, WI, Pak) 11 (SA, SL, Ind)? Ban &amp; NZ   5  Australia  19 9 (Pak, NZ, Ind) 10 (Eng, Ban, SA)? SL &amp; WI   6  Sri Lanka 13 7 (NZ, Eng, Ban) 6 (Pak, SA, WI)?  Aus &amp; Ind   7  Pakistan  13  6 (SL, Ban, SA)  7 (Aus, Eng, NZ)?  Ind &amp; WI   8  West Indies  15  6 (Ind, SA, SL) 9 (Eng, NZ, Ban)? Aus &amp; Pak  9 Bangladesh 14 7 (Aus, NZ, WI) 7 (Ind, Pak, SL)? Eng &amp; SA

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Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja or Ravindra Jadeja first came into limelight in 2008 during the U19 World Cup, which India won under an enthusiastic Virat Kohli. A year later, Jadeja earned the senior callup after some good performances in domestic cricket, and played his first ODI against Sri Lanka, where he scored a half century.? It would take him four more years to make it to the test team, but before that he would be brought for $2 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

<img class="size-large wp-image-151380" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Ravindra-Jadeja-third-Indian-to-score-2000-runs-and-claim-150-wkts-in-ODIs-after-Kapil-Dev-and-Sachin-Tendulkar.-1024x683.jpg" alt="Ravindra Jadeja" width="696" height="464" />

After his early break into international cricket, he was dropped for a while, but he forced the selectors to pick him with a barrage of triple centuries in domestic cricket, playing for Saurashtra. In 2012, he scored two triple centuries in a space of two months, after scoring a triple ton in the year before. Jadeja is only the eighth player in the history of the game to have hit three first class triple hundreds.

By the turn of 2017, Jadeja became the first Indian left-arm spinner to take 150 wickets in ODIs, a year in which, he would also reach to the top of the bowler rankings.

<img class="size-full wp-image-119358" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ravindra-jadeja-vs-aus-bcci_806x605_71489935280.jpg" alt="Ravindra Jadeja" width="806" height="605" />

Jadeja?s IPL career needs a special mention, when he first played under the revered eye of Australian great Shane Warne at Rajasthan Royals. He played a season for Kochi Tuskers Kerala, after which he began playing under MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings outfit and also in the Indian outfit.
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Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja or Ravindra Jadeja first came into limelight in 2008 during the U19 World Cup, which India won under an enthusiastic Virat Kohli. A year later, Jadeja earned the senior callup after some good performances in domestic cricket, and played his first ODI against Sri Lanka, where he scored a half century.? It would take him four more years to make it to the test team, but before that he would be brought for $2 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by Chennai Super Kings (CSK). After his early break into international cricket, he was dropped for a while, but he forced the selectors to pick him with a barrage of triple centuries in domestic cricket, playing for Saurashtra. In 2012, he scored two triple centuries in a space of two months, after scoring a triple ton in the year before. Jadeja is only the eighth player in the history of the game to have hit three first class triple hundreds. By the turn of 2017, Jadeja became the first Indian left-arm spinner to take 150 wickets in ODIs, a year in which, he would also reach to the top of the bowler rankings. Jadeja?s IPL career needs a special mention, when he first played under the revered eye of Australian great Shane Warne at Rajasthan Royals. He played a season for Kochi Tuskers Kerala, after which he began playing under MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings outfit and also in the Indian outfit.  Age 30  Marital Status Married  Wife Riva Solanki  Nationality Indian  Major Teams represented Indian national team, Saurashtra, India U19 team, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals  &nbsp;