According to reports by Pakistani media personnel, Salim Khalik, PCB, and Pakistan team are officially set to oppose the implementation of the ICC’s proposed two-level testing system.
After its annual meeting this month, the ICC proposed a plan to consider dividing the test format into a two-level system, which separates the top 6 ranked teams from the lower ranked sides, which will consolidate the power for top-ranked countries in tests.
The Pakistan cricket team did not have the best record for the longest game of sports, as they have never made it in the top 5 teams in WTC and are therefore leading the charts between teams who want to oppose the ICC’s proposal.
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PCB to oppose ICC plans for the development of test cricket
Along with several other cricket boards from the full -member countries, PCB is expected to oppose the proposal by expressing strong concerns before the next ICC meetings.
The ICC proposal said the two-division format would limit the top-level testing action into a selected group of six top ranked teams, while except the rest, including Pakistan, who are now in 7th place, falling into the second tier.
This change will not only deprive Pakistan from cricket’s action in the traditional format of the game, but will also reduce financial incentives and will give them limited visibility on the global platform.
PCB reports have claimed that they oppose any proposal that appears to divide nations into ‘aristocratic class’ and ‘non-Urine’ categories, which reduces the sense of equality in international cricket.
The ICC has been firm on its stand that such models will increase competition and fan interest; Opponents like PCB feel that it will widen gaps between others and so-called Big 3-India, Australia and England.
Pakistan opposed such a step in 2016
Pakistan, or PCB, opposing the two-level test structure, is nothing new, as the uniform proposal returned in 2016 was opposed by the PCB with several other cricket boards like Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
He believes that every complete member nation should continue equal rights and access to the ICC Future Tour Tours Program (FTP) calendar, whether the current form or financial. Although this claim seems childish, performance should always be a decisive factor in competitive cricket.
This time, the idea of two divisions in Test cricket has been revived with support from some members and top broadcasting stakeholders within the ICC, which believes that low test games will make them more commercially viable.
However, PCB is positive about getting support from other cricket boards once again in protest against the ICC’s decision, especially from nations whose bets in international format will also put risk by proposing.
Pakistan is ranked 7th in the current ICC test rankings
Pakistan’s national cricket team is currently ranked 7th among the top 12 full member countries of the ICC who participate in Test cricket. Among them, the top 9 is part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Since the beginning of the World Test Championship, he has been a derogatory experience in the Red-Ball format, resulting in his predecessor, much less than Sri Lanka, the least in the famous cricket countries with a rating of 78 and 1705 points.
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