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English cricket is close to agreeing to host the next three world Test championship finals despite an attempt from India to stage the show-piece event.
The world Test championship began in 2019 and has run three two-year cycles, all of which concluded with a final in England in June.
India expressed an interest to stage the game in International Cricket Council meetings and there has been discussion about sharing hosting rights around the world.
Jay Shah, ICC Chair, looks on during day one of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s.Credit: Getty Images
It is understood, however, that in recent days, officials from the England and Wales Cricket Board have been verbally informed of the ICC’s intention to host the next three finals on these shores.
It is expected that the decision will be rubber-stamped at the ICC’s annual conference in Singapore next month, but the ECB is expected to begin planning the 2027 edition of the WTC final promptly after the current one, between Australia and South Africa, ends.
The next cycle of the championship begins on Friday, June 20 with the first Test of England’s five-match series against India. Despite mooted changes to two divisions, the WTC’s structure will remain the same for this cycle as the last.
With a vast population, wealth and an insatiable appetite for the game, India are the dominant force in world cricket. The ICC’s Indian chairman Jay Shah has been at this year’s final. Until November when he moved across to ICC, the 36-year-old son of Amit Shah, India’s Minister of Home Affairs and a close ally of president Narendra Modi, was in charge of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The Indian influence at ICC headquarters is expected to extend with the appointment of Sanjog Gupta, of broadcast giant Jiostar, as chief executive.
The three finals so far have all been at different venues in England. In 2021, when COVID-19 protocols were still in place, the Utilita Bowl in Southampton hosted the game between New Zealand, who won, and India, because of its ability to house the players on site. In 2023, Australia beat India at the Kia Oval, which hosted in part because of sponsorship snags at Lord’s, where the game has been played this week.
History and prestige means Lord’s will be the strong favourite to host the game again in 2027, but conversations over exactly where it is played remain at a nascent stage.
Telegraph, London
English cricket is close to agreeing to host the next three world Test championship finals despite an attempt from India to stage the show-piece event.
The world Test championship began in 2019 and has run three two-year cycles, all of which concluded with a final in England in June.
India expressed an interest to stage the game in International Cricket Council meetings and there has been discussion about sharing hosting rights around the world.
Jay Shah, ICC Chair, looks on during day one of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s.Credit: Getty Images
It is understood, however, that in recent days, officials from the England and Wales Cricket Board have been verbally informed of the ICC’s intention to host the next three finals on these shores.
It is expected that the decision will be rubber-stamped at the ICC’s annual conference in Singapore next month, but the ECB is expected to begin planning the 2027 edition of the WTC final promptly after the current one, between Australia and South Africa, ends.
The next cycle of the championship begins on Friday, June 20 with the first Test of England’s five-match series against India. Despite mooted changes to two divisions, the WTC’s structure will remain the same for this cycle as the last.
With a vast population, wealth and an insatiable appetite for the game, India are the dominant force in world cricket. The ICC’s Indian chairman Jay Shah has been at this year’s final. Until November when he moved across to ICC, the 36-year-old son of Amit Shah, India’s Minister of Home Affairs and a close ally of president Narendra Modi, was in charge of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The Indian influence at ICC headquarters is expected to extend with the appointment of Sanjog Gupta, of broadcast giant Jiostar, as chief executive.
The three finals so far have all been at different venues in England. In 2021, when COVID-19 protocols were still in place, the Utilita Bowl in Southampton hosted the game between New Zealand, who won, and India, because of its ability to house the players on site. In 2023, Australia beat India at the Kia Oval, which hosted in part because of sponsorship snags at Lord’s, where the game has been played this week.
History and prestige means Lord’s will be the strong favourite to host the game again in 2027, but conversations over exactly where it is played remain at a nascent stage.
Telegraph, London
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