The final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) has already found a house in England, but the former Indian head coach Shastri thinks it’s time to think bigger. However, Ravi Shastri admitted that the Lord’s had added prestige to the unique confrontation of the WTC title, but he thinks that this marquee game could also be played in front of the packaged stadiums.
With the WTC final still growing in Global Appeal, the former Indian captain noted that England and Lord’s were the perfect launching place for the CPI world testing championship, because this historic place guarantees a passionate crowd, regardless of the teams.
Ravi Shastri pushes for the WTC final in Ahmedabad or MCG to stimulate the world attraction
But the famous broadcaster believes that once the final WTC has built the media threshing it really deserves in the world, it should move to the big cricket stages like Melbourne and Ahmedabad to attract massive crowds and make the event popular.
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Ravi Shastri has suggested that stadiums like the Melbourne Cricket Ground at 100,000 seats in Australia and the Narendra Modi stadium with 132,000 places in Ahmedabad, which is the largest cricket stadium in the world, can be the ideal place for the WTC final to increase global attention.
MCG and Ahmedabad can be an ideal place for the final of the world test championship: delighted Shastri
Ravi Shastri was quoted by the Podcast Wisden Cricket: “I think that to start at the start, it is if he is here (Lord) in fact. Once he gets the popularity and the eyebrows he deserves, then he can start to change.
The former Indian coach also noted: “Ahmedabad can be an ideal place for the WTC final. Basically, the places you can draw a crowd. Because Lord’s is not a stadium of 100,000 seats. So, whatever the playing team, you know you will get a good crowd. ”
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In particular, the last three WTC finals have all been organized in England. The first last confrontation saw India fail against New Zealand in Pink Bowl in Southampton. In 2023, Australia crushed India to the oval to raise the WTC mass.
And earlier this month, the history of cricket was made in Lord’s like South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, ended a 27-year-old ICC trophy with an amazing five-countest victory against Australia.
England should organize the WTC final until 2031, BCCI’s offer rejected by ICC
On the other hand, it is said that England could continue to be the place of choice for the world testing championship finals (WTC) for the following two cycles. In accordance with the Future Tours of the ICC program, the WTC 2027 final is already locked up for Lord’s, with finals in 2029 and 2031 which are also held in England.
The BCCI had shown its interest in welcoming the WTC 2027 final in India, but their offer would have been refused. The ICC seems to prefer England because of its coherent participation rate and its strong support for neutral test matches, making it a reliable choice for the greatest confrontation of test cricket.
