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Virat Kohli giving his Test shirt to Australia players (Image Credit: Twitter)
India and Australia have qualified for the final of the Test Championship 2021-23. The title clash will be played at The Oval, London starting on June 7, 2023. Just like the previous edition, this year's edition will see both teams playing one game to win the title. However, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has suggested a 'Best of Three' final for both teams on Twitter.
He raised the question of why the final is being played in England. The right-hander added that the United Kingdom mirrors the non-conducive conditions for the Indian team. He also said that a Test series must be played between the Test Championship finalists to determine the winner.
"Why WTC Finals happen only in England? Neutral venue but it mirrors non-Asian conditions. Why does it have only one game? Why not have a Test series to determine the World Test Champion? Why not have one test each at home and one at a neutral venue? Ambitious…yes, of course
No tournament lasts two years to find its winner. So, please don’t throw ‘final should be one knockout game’ in my direction. Test cricket is a very unique sport…lasts five days. Championship lasts two years. Finals can surely be a 3-match series," Chopra wrote on Twitter.
This is how Twitter reacted
Also if it can't be a Test series, then I believe the team finishing at the top should have the right to host the final. Topping the championship after 2 years should bring you an advantage.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) March 14, 2023
This WTC tournament isn't in place to decide who is the best team in the world. It was aimed to work like a gimmick by ICC to promote test cricket as team will start to play result oriented cricket. There is a prize to be earned and no game will be a dead rubber m
— Eren Kruger (@ErenKru139) March 14, 2023
Three match finals in a home-away-neutral format is a great idea Aakash ji......
— Rommel (@rommelbtw) March 14, 2023
Problem is no team would keep a month free in their international calendar for WTC. Future tours are planned way in advance and no body will keep a month free every 2 years because they'll probably qualify for WTC final.
— Ravi K (@CrikFan45) March 14, 2023
Atleast it should be held in the country which won the last edition. Or The team topping the table should host it so that they get the benefit for topping the cycle
— Tamil Cricket News (@Tcntamil) March 14, 2023
Teams fighting out to be in final for two years and one test to decide winner is unreasonable. Should be at least best of three if it's neutral venue or best of two, one home and away.Should be equal playing field. One bad performance shouldn't take away two years work #WTC
— Ajay Arora (@Ajayarora71) March 14, 2023
True. In soccer too, clubs play home and away games. Similarly here too we can have a series of 3 tests, home away and neutral venues.
— Indian 🇮🇳 (@IndianFirrst) March 14, 2023
Totally agree. It could be a 2 match series. The neutral venue match is not required. If scores are level then the team which placed 1st in the 2 year cycle should win.
it’ll place more emphasis on the league phase and give the due advantage to the team who “won” the league— GauravGMI.eth (@starlordGMI) March 14, 2023
Totally agree. It could be a 2 match series. The neutral venue match is not required. If scores are level then the team which placed 1st in the 2 year cycle should win.
it’ll place more emphasis on the league phase and give the due advantage to the team who “won” the league— GauravGMI.eth (@starlordGMI) March 14, 2023
3 match final series will drain out the taste and excitement from the wtc , one test is good and that's the ultimate one, hwevr talking about vinues you can't host finals of such a big tournament in pitches like that of ind, sa sl, Engl pitches are guinine and same for everyone
— kifayyyatttttttttt (@i_am_kifu_) March 14, 2023