The recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia was a resounding success. Team India lost this series by 1-3 but seeing the success of the Border Gavaskar Trophy held in Australia, now India, Australia and England along with ICC are in the mood to change Test cricket. ICC Chairman Jai Shah has also geared up for this. According to reports, now India, England and Australia can play more and more test matches against each other. However, such a change will be seen only after 2027.
According to reports, India, Australia and England have a simple desire that just as this Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia proved to be a blockbuster, in the same way the magic of Test matches should be seen between India and England, Australia and England. . However, for this there is a need to play more and more matches among themselves. Test matches still take place between the three countries but after a long gap. According to media reports, ICC's agenda includes a two-tier structure for Test cricket. But it will be implemented after Future Tour Program (FTP) 2027.
Australia, England, India and the International Cricket Council's new chair Jay Shah are in talks to split Test cricket into two divisions so the big three nations can play each other more often in series like the Border-Gavaskar blockbuster. #AUSvINDhttps://t.co/rK91zhcFHH
– Daniel Brettig
(@danbrettig) January 6, 2025
To take this issue forward, Cricket Australia Chairman Mike Baird and England Cricket Board Chief Richard Thompson may meet ICC Chairman Jay Shah at the end of January. Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri is also in support of this agenda of ICC. Speaking to SEN during the Sydney Test between India and Australia, he had said, 'If you want Test cricket to survive and be vibrant and prosperous, then I think this is the way to go. Top teams should play against each other as much as possible. There is real competition in these, which is what you want.
The Border Gavaskar Trophy (2024-25) played between India and Australia is reportedly the most watched Test series ever in Australia. The spectators had registered record attendance during every match. Crowds of spectators were seen in every match from Perth-Brisbane to Melbourne-Sydney.
