Pakistan to begin World Test Championship in England
Cricket | October 03, 2019 21:04 ISTPakistan will play three ODIs against Netherlands and two T20Is against Ireland in July next year before they play two Tests in England.
Pakistan will play three ODIs against Netherlands and two T20Is against Ireland in July next year before they play two Tests in England.
Since 2013, India have played 10 Test series at home and have won all.
Virat Kohli's men were absolutely brilliant in the Caribbean Islands where they outclassed the Jason Holder-led side and comfortably whitewashed them in the two-Test series.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, who will continue to lead Pakistan across the three formats, is positive about Pakistan's campaign in the World Test Championship.
India great Sachin Tendulkar emphasized on the need to prepare better pitches, citing the example of the Lord's Test of the ongoing Ashes series.
KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah were excited to have their names present on the Test jersey.
The first Test will be played at Lord's while the second will take place in Manchester (from August 7) with the final game being hosted at Trent Bridge from August 20.
There will be 72 Tests contested between August 2019 and June 2021. The two best-performing teams will then compete in a final to be played at the Lord's.
A 2-member security delegation from the Sri Lankan board will visit Pakistan to decide if it is safe for the side to tour the country for the World Test Championship round.
The Championship starts with the Ashes as Australia take on England starting on August 1 and Clarke expects a tough series between "two very good teams".
Getting underway on August 1 with the first Ashes Test in Birmingham, the inaugural WTC will see the top nine Test teams in the world compete in 71 Test matches across 27 series, played over two years.
India will start their campaign against the West Indies in the two-match series and will play a total of 18 Tests during the period of time.
The World Test Championship gets underway on 1 August 2019 and will comprise of the top nine teams in the Test rankings, who will play 71 Test matches in 27 series across two years.
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