ICC news 2013
The Interstate Commerce Commission Cricket Committee has suggested that Full Member nations be required to play a minimum range of Tests over a four-year amount in what's being conferred because
the latest attempt to protect the status of the five-day game.
ESPNcricinfo understands that the number proposed by the committee, that was meeting for the primary time since the polemic election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as a player representative in situ of Tim may, is just a minimum four Tests annually which might mean a minimum of sixteen over a four-year cycle.
There have been a number of recent examples of test series being delayed due to conflicting demands, either from one-day cricket or the proliferation of Twenty20 leagues.
If a four-year amount is taken from september 2009 to september 2013 - victimization current fixtures - European nation can have vie the foremost test matches with forty nine whereas, of the leading eight nations, New Zealand and archipelago can have had thirty one apiece. Asian country sit at eighteen with African nation languishing on eight due to their self-imposed exile from the format that led to 2011.
However, the squeeze on tests has intense over the last few years to the extent wherever the future of Test cricket in some countries is progressively questioned.
Last september, the land and archipelago boards mutually determined to shelve the two-Test series scheduled for this may and instead play a tri-series involving india. Originally land were scheduled to play 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 2 Twenty20s as per the future Tours Programme (FTP).
West Indies can play no more Tests this home season (they hosted African nation for 2) when Pakistan's tour in Gregorian calendar month was also stripped to include just 5 ODIs and two Twenty20s but not the 2 proposed Tests.
In August, the inaugural Caribbean Premier League begins whereas Islamic Republic of Pakistan have tentative plans to play india and African nation though there ar doubts over both. counting on whether or not West Indies' Tests in New Zealand ar draw in for Dec this year or Gregorian calendar month 2014, they will just play 2 Tests in 2013.
South Africa were also due to undertake a full tour of land in Gregorian calendar month and August but that has now been cut to ODIs and Twenty20s. That modification was, officially, largely thanks to {sri lanka|Sri Lanka|Democratic Socialist Republic of land|Ceylon|country|state|land} collaborating in the one-day tri-series in the Caribbean but the Sri Lanka Premier League is additionally due to happen in August.
The sensation of a creep removed from test cricket has been not possible to overlook.
An Interstate Commerce Commission statement said: "The Interstate Commerce Commission Cricket Committee reiterated its support for the strategy of making certain an optimum balance and a clear differentiation between the 3 formats of the sport, and noted the requirement to ensure that test cricket, particularly, was protected.
"Noting the examples throughout the year wherever test matches had been delayed to make space for alternative formats of the sport, the committee suggested that every one test enjoying members should be required to play a minimum range of test matches over a four-year amount in order to maintain their test status."
Away from test cricket throughout the two-day meeting at Lord's the committee also raised considerations about the impact of the new ODI enjoying regulations on spin bowlers. One fewer fielder is now allowed outside the circle in non-Powerplay overs, there ar 2 new balls used throughout the innings and bowlers will suspend 2 bouncers per over.
Although the committee acknowledged the new regulations ar "producing a additional offensive game" they believe additional analysis is required before crucial whether they should be extended to include the 2015 tourney.
the latest attempt to protect the status of the five-day game.
ESPNcricinfo understands that the number proposed by the committee, that was meeting for the primary time since the polemic election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as a player representative in situ of Tim may, is just a minimum four Tests annually which might mean a minimum of sixteen over a four-year cycle.
There have been a number of recent examples of test series being delayed due to conflicting demands, either from one-day cricket or the proliferation of Twenty20 leagues.
If a four-year amount is taken from september 2009 to september 2013 - victimization current fixtures - European nation can have vie the foremost test matches with forty nine whereas, of the leading eight nations, New Zealand and archipelago can have had thirty one apiece. Asian country sit at eighteen with African nation languishing on eight due to their self-imposed exile from the format that led to 2011.
However, the squeeze on tests has intense over the last few years to the extent wherever the future of Test cricket in some countries is progressively questioned.
Last september, the land and archipelago boards mutually determined to shelve the two-Test series scheduled for this may and instead play a tri-series involving india. Originally land were scheduled to play 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 2 Twenty20s as per the future Tours Programme (FTP).
West Indies can play no more Tests this home season (they hosted African nation for 2) when Pakistan's tour in Gregorian calendar month was also stripped to include just 5 ODIs and two Twenty20s but not the 2 proposed Tests.
In August, the inaugural Caribbean Premier League begins whereas Islamic Republic of Pakistan have tentative plans to play india and African nation though there ar doubts over both. counting on whether or not West Indies' Tests in New Zealand ar draw in for Dec this year or Gregorian calendar month 2014, they will just play 2 Tests in 2013.
South Africa were also due to undertake a full tour of land in Gregorian calendar month and August but that has now been cut to ODIs and Twenty20s. That modification was, officially, largely thanks to {sri lanka|Sri Lanka|Democratic Socialist Republic of land|Ceylon|country|state|land} collaborating in the one-day tri-series in the Caribbean but the Sri Lanka Premier League is additionally due to happen in August.
The sensation of a creep removed from test cricket has been not possible to overlook.
An Interstate Commerce Commission statement said: "The Interstate Commerce Commission Cricket Committee reiterated its support for the strategy of making certain an optimum balance and a clear differentiation between the 3 formats of the sport, and noted the requirement to ensure that test cricket, particularly, was protected.
"Noting the examples throughout the year wherever test matches had been delayed to make space for alternative formats of the sport, the committee suggested that every one test enjoying members should be required to play a minimum range of test matches over a four-year amount in order to maintain their test status."
Away from test cricket throughout the two-day meeting at Lord's the committee also raised considerations about the impact of the new ODI enjoying regulations on spin bowlers. One fewer fielder is now allowed outside the circle in non-Powerplay overs, there ar 2 new balls used throughout the innings and bowlers will suspend 2 bouncers per over.
Although the committee acknowledged the new regulations ar "producing a additional offensive game" they believe additional analysis is required before crucial whether they should be extended to include the 2015 tourney.
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