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New Delhi, November 20: In what could be a huge blow for the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship, the International Cricket Council (ICC) may be forced to move the final of the event from the Lord's due to lack of financial agreement between the international body and the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
There have been ongoing discussions between the ICC and the ECB, and the situation doesn't look promising at the moment.
"We could actually see the final of the World Test Championship set to be held from June 10 to 14 at the Lord's moved to another venue. Too early to get into the exact details behind this, but there are certain financial issues that need immediate resolving if the final has to happen at the Lord's and at the moment the clouds are grey is all I can say," the source told ANI. The ICC is yet to respond.
The Test championship has already faced a lot of trouble with the coronavirus pandemic bringing life to a standstill across the globe which also saw bilateral ties between teams getting cancelled.
The ICC had confirmed that the World Test Championship points system will be amended due to the pandemic. The Board approved a recommendation from the ICC Cricket Committee, headed by former India skipper Anil Kumble, to change the competition terms for the event to determine how series affected by the global pandemic are accounted for on the points table.
The World Test Championship table will be revised to rank teams based on the percentage of points earned from the series played, meaning teams will be ranked in order of percentage of points earned. India was leading the points table but with new rules, Australia has toppled the Virat Kohli-led side as Tim Paine's Aussies have 82.22 per cent points while India have 75.00 per cent points.
England are in the third position with 60.83 per cent points while New Zealand are at fourth in the table. The Test championship is not just a project close to the ICC's heart, even stars like Kohli have made it clear how it is an integral part of the system, and winning it would be the ultimate cherry on the cake.
