<p>The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is a competition involving the longest format of cricket.</p> <p>Each of its cycles last two years with the top two teams from the table meeting in a final to compete for the Test Mace. Currently, the WTC features 9 teams - India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.</p> <p>However, according to a recent report by ESPNcricinfo, ICC has decided to scrap plans for a two-tier WTC model, which would have segregated top teams like India, Australia, and England from lower ranked teams. </p> <p>Instead, a new 12-member plan is said to have been proposed.</p> <h2>Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland To Enter WTC?</h2> <p>If ICC goes ahead with this 12 member plan, teams like Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland could be the ones to enter the WTC table, albeit only from its next cycle.</p> <p>The current cycle runs until the Summer of 2027, so the next one should likely kick off from July 2027, running through the Summer of 2029.</p> <p>All teams will reportedly also then have to play at least a set number matches. The exact figure, though, has not been revealed just yet.</p> <p>The ESPNcricinfo reported quoted an unnamed board director stating this regarding the proposed WTC expansion:</p> <p>"<em>It guarantees that everyone is playing Test cricket. Those that really want to play the format now have opportunities and there is an incentive for other teams to play them.</em>"</p> <h3>World Test Championship - List Of Winners So Far</h3> <p>Three ICC WTC champions have been crowned so far:</p> <p><strong>New Zealand</strong> (2021)</p> <p><strong>Australia</strong> (2023)</p> <p><strong>South Africa</strong> (2025)</p> <p>India finished as Runners-Up in the first two editions, while Australia failed to defend its title in the most recent final.</p> <p>Each team moves up or down the table based on their winning percentage and, as mentioned, the top two teams in the table at the end of a cycle meet in the ICC WTC final.</p> <p><em><strong>Check Out: <a title="Babar Azam Equals Virat Kohli's 'Unwanted Record'" href="https://ift.tt/nQlyTVq" target="_self">Babar Azam Equals Virat Kohli's 'Unwanted Record'</a></strong></em></p>
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