ICC launches World Test Championship

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has on Monday (July 29) officially launched the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC).

"It's an exciting time for Tests as a whole."#WTC21 🏏 pic.twitter.com/VfeEoffPYL

— ICC (@ICC) July 29, 2019

Getting underway on August 1, 2019, the WTC will see the top nine Test teams in the world – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – compete in 71 Test matches across 27 series, played over two years; with the top two teams contesting the ICC World Test Championship Final in June 2021 to be played in England and the winners crowned ICC World Test Champions.