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The ICC World Test Championship, also referred to as the Test World Cup, is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. [1] [2] It is the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in line with the ICC's goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three ...
The second ICC World Test Championship started on 4 August 2021 with the Pataudi Trophy series [2] and finished with Australia lifting the trophy after defeating India in the final in June 2023. The third ICC World Test Championship started on 16 June 2023 with the 2023 Ashes series and will conclude with the final in England in the summer of 2025.
The ICC Test Championship Mace is an award currently given to the winner of the ICC World Test Championship final. However, till 2019, it was awarded annually to the top-ranked Test team (as per April 1 cut-off) in the ICC Test Championship (2003–2019) .
The 2025 World Test Championship final will take place at Lord's in England. The five-day match is scheduled to begin on 11 June. There will be ball-by-ball radio commentary available across the BBC.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jasprit Bumrah won the ICC men’s test cricketer of the year award on Monday after the Indian fast bowler finished 2024 with a rich haul of 71 wickets in 13 ...
From 2002 to 2019, the top-ranked Test team was awarded with the ICC Test Championship mace and the top team at each 1 April cut-off (until 2019) was also awarded a cash prize, the winners of which are listed below. The mace is now awarded to the winners of the ICC World Test Championship. The following table shows the test mace won by each team:
The top ranked Test team was previously awarded the ICC Test Championship mace, until the inauguration of ICC World Test Championship. From 2003 to 2019, the mace was transferred whenever a new team moved to the top of the rating list. [1] The team that was top of the ratings table on 1 April each year also won a cash prize. [2]
The duration of Tests, currently limited to five days, has varied through Test history, ranging from three days to timeless matches. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between England and Australia in March 1877; [ 5 ] since then there have been over 2,000 Tests played by 13 teams.