Former West Indies fast bowler, Michael holding has termed the ICC World Test Championship points system as ‘ridiculous’. The former cricketer-turned-commentator said it does not work. The first edition of the WTC is slated to end next year at Lord’s – where the top two teams are scheduled to faced and determine the champion.
Talking about the point system, Holding said that one cannot get the same points for a two-Test series compared to a five-match series. He said, “First of all the points system is ridiculous. You can’t play five Test matches and get the same amount of points if you play two Test matches.”
Former pacer said the second problem is that halfway through the Championship when a team comes to know they have no chance of finishing in the top two, the motivation for the players starting t drop and they do not play an entertaining brand of cricket.
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During an interview with Wisden Cricket Monthly, Michael said, “And secondly, at some point, you’re going to have teams who know they cannot get to the final and so those Test matches aren’t going to be all that entertaining. People know it’s just another game.”
Currently, India is leading the charts with the 360 points under their belt and they are followed by Australia, which has 296 points. New Zealand with 180 points makes up for the top three.
It would be interesting to see how the apex cricketing body, ICC, complete the tournament on schedule as the coronavirus pandemic has brought the game to a halt.
However, India is going through a nationwide lockdown. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 42600 with almost 1400 people losing their lives on Saturday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Almost the entire is in a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.
