Delhi: This year is the final of the World Test Championship at Lord’s from 11 June. Even though Lords will host the World Test Championship Final for the first time, but cannot deny the truth that both the last world Test championships are played in England and are also playing in England.

Defeated India in Southampton in 2021

New Zealand defeated India in Southampton in 2021 in the first final of the tournament and Australia defeated India at Oval in 2023. In 2023, the issue arose that while England did not play in the final, why should the finals play in England? This time India is not in the final, so this issue is not in discussion in India.

The World Test Championship Finals, see the facts that are generally counted in support of playing in England every time:

• It is already decided that the final will play in the English cricket season, in England.
• The program of the Test series included in the World Test Championship is such that play the final in the English season.
• There is no conflict with any big T20 league in these days.
• In June, only weather is right for cricket in UK.

Jai Shah is now ICC Chief

Despite this, India after the 2023 final, with the hope that India will play in the finals of 2025, in June 2024, it was proposed to the ICC in June 2024 not to play every final in England and the teams that are playing in the finals, one of them got the right to host the final. The proposal was not approved in the annual meeting of the 2024 ICC Board. Incidentally, Jai Shah, who was behind this campaign of BCCI, is now the ICC Chief.

ODI World Cup organized from England

You will remember that the structure of the ODI World Cup was also such that it was such that it should only play it in England, but the Test countries of Asia Block together organized the ODI World Cup from England. It proved that it can make such a change in the structure of the tournament that it is not necessary to organize it in England itself. The same campaign is now running for the BCCI, World Test Championship and without knowing which two teams will play in the 2027 World Test Championship final, BCCI has proposed to play the World Test Championship Final in India.

India wants to hold the final of the World Test Championship in 2027

India had started the discussion of this proposal at the meeting of the ICC Working Committee in Zimbabwe this year and will now present it for formal approval in the ICC board’s annual meeting. So in this way, the direct thing is that India wants to organize the final of the World Test Championship in 2027. There are some special things that will become a hindrance in the way of approval of this proposal and the biggest is the issue of Pakistan not playing in India.

At present, India and Pakistan are playing in the hybrid model in the tournament with each other, even in the tournament with more teams and do not play in each other’s country, then what would happen if a team played in the final of 2027 is Pakistan? It is also a coincidence that at the time of this proposal of the BCCI, anyway, India-Pakistan political relations are in a position of border terrorism, that it will be good if you do not expect any change in thinking recently.

Apart from this, some other facts have to be kept in mind such as the program of England season will be affected. Future Tour Program will have to change so that all series are played before the final.

• If India does not reach the World Test Championship final, it will directly affect the ticket sale. This problem does not occur due to the stadium being small in England. Right now the final in Lord’s is about one month away but the first four days of tickets have been sold, although England team is not playing. This was the same in the finals of 2021 and 2023.

The final was held by his hand

The interesting thing is that the England and Wales Cricket Board have already accepted that the World Test Championship final has been held by their hands and that is why they want a decision in this regard as soon as possible so that the World Test Championship can fit another Test instead of the World Test Championship final in the 2027 English season program.

Apart from this, India will also get broadcaster and commercial support. Although the last two finals in England were played at prime time in India and Indian companies also opened their purse for advertising, even then there will be a test in India, it can become more profitable for ICC. The BCCI is also ready to guarantee the ICC on this issue.