ICC indicates hard times for associate nations seeking Test status
International cricket council
|| CF Correspondent||
The international Cricket Council said on Saturday that they have decided to ask its members if they'd be interested in continuing to play multi-day cricket such as the Intercontinental Cup.
The announcement came after the after the decisions were taken in the ICC Board and Committee meetings in Singapore that clearly indicates there could be a standstill in new teams getting Test status.
''Following consultation with Members, it has been agreed in respect to multi-day cricket, that the ICC will now seek Expressions of Interest from Members who have previously competed in the I-Cup and / or World Cricket League Championship, who are keen and committed to playing the multi-day format.
Following this, a structured multi-day competition on a cost-sharing basis will be proposed giving Members the choice of playing longer form cricket," ICC stated.
