The nine Test teams will play a total of six series -- three home and three away just like the previous edition. Earlier, each Test series carried a value of 120 points which led to certain inequality in the table as a team winning a Test in a two-match series got 60 points compared to five-game series where a Test win is valued at 24 points. PTI had last month reported that ICC was set to introduce the new standardized points system for the second WTC cycle soon. The nine Test teams will play a total of six series — three home and three away just like the previous edition. “It was great to have played the final of the ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand in what was a memorable contest.

Source: Indian Express July 14, 2021 08:37 UTC