Bonus level system to be contemplated over for WTC 2025-27 cycle

The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) is prone to ponder over a brand new bonus factors system throughout its board assembly in April which might give extra weightage to larger victories, particularly abroad, through the subsequent World Check Championship (WTC) cycle.

The 2025-27 WTC cycle will start with India’s five-match away Check sequence in opposition to England in June.

As per the prevailing guidelines, the group profitable by the smallest margin or by an innings will get 12 factors, six factors for a tie and 4 factors for a draw.

However this might see a change as the worldwide governing physique, as per a report in Telegraph, is contemplating awarding bonus factors for innings victories or for a win above a sure large margin resembling 100 runs.

The ICC may usher in bonus factors for landslide wins, and further factors could possibly be given to victories over frontline groups resembling India, Australia and England, as per their rankings.

“Yeah, it’s transfer if it actually occurs. The groups shall be extra motivated to go for outcomes, as we might see some thrilling video games,” a former India participant advised PTI on situation of anonymity.

The ICC can be mulling giving further factors for wins away from house. “Yeah, will probably be a motivating issue for, you recognize, these ‘smaller’ groups. When New Zealand beat India final yr, it was a historic win for them as not many groups got here right here and beat us. However they didn’t obtained any further factors for it. Whereas profitable away from house in itself can act as a motivating issue, now the groups may have that carrot in entrance of them — further factors, if it actually occurs,” he added.

Apart from this, the ICC board assembly may additionally contemplate the two-tier Check system, which is vocally supported by Cricket Australia.

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