The International Cricket Council withdrew its plan to introduce a two-tier Test structure until 2019, in its two-day Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting in Dubai on Wednesday. Instead, the game's governing council zeroed down on a Test Champion playoff every two years. The workshop where the representatives of the 10-Test playing nations met, explored ways to improve the quality of bilateral contests with focus on attracting more spectators across all formats of the game. Richardson further stated that the ICC will contemplate some changes after the current cycle of Future Tours Program (FTP) ends in 2019. The ICC also reiterated its stance on creating a structure that will keep all the three formats healthy.

Source: bd News24 September 07, 2016 15:45 UTC