The maiden appearance of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 will mark the beginning with the first Ashes Tests between England and Australia at the Edgbaston in Birmingham on 1st of August 2019.
The world governing body had first proposed this event in 2009. Thus, the proposal was set to take place in 2013, but due to the unavoidable circumstances, the event couldn’t materialise.
Besides, with the championship not based on the stand-alone tournament, it will run for two years between 2019 and 2021.
Earlier, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had initiated it to keep the Test set-up very much alive.
Despite the introduction of the short-paced competitions and the advent of domestic professional leagues across the globe, the multi-day format has its own charm with having witnessed Ireland and Afghanistan recently joining as the Test nations.
ICC Test Championship is first of its kind:
In a bid to engage more fans, the ICC had further introduced that the home and away series will help teams in earning crucial points.
Besides, the top nine teams will play six series which includes three away series as well for the two years.
Irrespective of the number of games played by the teams, each series will carry a maximum of 120 points. Thus, it means that teams could secure as many as 720 points to take a shot at the finale.
However, if the grand finale will culminate in a tie, both finalists will be gauged based solely on the points table.
Here is the detailed and full schedule of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21:
India – Test Championship 2019-21:
July-August 2019: Two away Tests in Windies
October-November 2019: Three home Tests vs South Africa
November 2019: Two home Test fixtures against Bangladesh
February 2020: Two away Tests against New Zealand
December 2020: Four away Tests against Australia
January-February 2021: Five home Test matches against England
Pakistan – Test Championship 2019-21:
October 2019: Two home Tests vs Sri Lanka
November-December 2019: Two away Tests against Australia
January-February 2020: Two home Tests vs Bangladesh
July-August 2020: Three away Tests against England
December 2020: Two away Tests against New Zealand
January-February 2021: Two home Tests vs South Africa
England – Test Championship 2019-21:
July-August 2019: Five Ashes Tests at home vs Australia
December 2019-January 2020: Four away Tests against South Africa
March 2020: Two away Tests vs Sri Lanka
June-July 2020: Three home Tests vs Windies
July-August 2020: Three home Tests vs Pakistan
January-February 2021: Five away Tests against India
Australia – Test Championship 2019-21:
Australia: July-August-September 2019: Five away Tests (Ashes) vs England
November 2019: Two home Tests vs Pakistan
December 2019-January 2020: Three home Tests against New Zealand
February 2020: Two away Tests vs Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Four home Tests vs India
February-March 2021: Three away Tests against South Africa
New Zealand – Test Championship 2019-21:
July-August 2019: Two away Tests against Sri Lanka
December 2019-January 2020: Three away Tests vs Australia
February 2020: Two home Tests vs India
August-September 2020: Two away Tests against Bangladesh
November-December 2020: Three home Tests vs Windies
December 2020: Two Tests at home against Pakistan
South Africa – Test Championship 2019-21:
October 2019: Three away Tests against India
December 2019-January 2020 – Four home Tests vs England
July-August 2020: Two away Tests against Windies
January 2021: Two home Tests vs Sri Lanka
January-February 2021: Two away Tests against Pakistan
February-March 2021: Three home Tests vs Australia
Windies – ICC Test Championship 2019-21:
July-August 2019: Two home Tests vs India
June-July 2020: Three away Tests against England
July-August 2020: Two home Tests vs South Africa
November-December 2020: Three away Tests against New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three away Tests against Bangladesh
February-March 2021: Two home Tests vs Sri Lanka
Bangladesh – Test Championship 2019-21:
November 2019: Two away Tests against India
January-February 2020: Two away Tests vs Pakistan
February 2020: Two home Tests against Australia
July-August 2020: Three away Tests against Sri Lanka
August-September 2020: Two home Tests vs New Zealand
January-February 2021: Three home Tests vs Windies
Sri Lanka – Test Championship 2019-21:
July-August 2019: Two home Tests vs New Zealand
October 2019: Two away Tests vs Pakistan
March-April 2020: Two home Tests against England
July-August 2020: Three home Tests vs Bangladesh
January 2021: Two away Tests against South Africa
February-March 2021: Two away Tests against Windies