Former India Cricketer and now a commentator, Sunil Gavaskar has urged ICC’s cricket committee to derive a formula to decide winner in case of a draw in the World Test Championship final. The World Test Championship final has only seen two days of play so far due to rain.
Speaking to Aaj tak, Gavaskar said:
It seems that the World Test Championship final will end up as a draw and the trophy will be shared. This will be the first time that the trophy will be shared in a final. In football, they have a penalty shoot out or they have some other method to decide a winner. In Tennis, there are five sets and there is a tie-breaker.
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Sunil Gavaskar strongly believes that a clear winner should be decided if the match ends in a draw, rather than sharing the trophy between the two teams.
There must be a formula to pick a winner in case of a drawn World Test Championship final. ICC’s cricket committee should think and then take a decision.
Many former cricketers share the same thoughts as Sunil Gavaskar. VVS Laxman also expressed his displeasure on the issue and said a winner has to be decided. He told Star Sports:
It’s very sad for the fans. I think ICC did not get the rules right. All said and done, you want a champion.
ICC should have hosted WTC final in Dubai: Kevin Pietersen
Former England batsman, Kevin Pietersen tweeted on why ICC should have hosted the final of the World Test Championship in Dubai rather than in England.
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1406965262671175698?s=20
Day 4 abandoned due to rain
The ICC World Test Championship final has seen only 143 overs bowled, as Day 1 and Day 4 got washed out completely due to rain. The other two days also saw play curtailed as bad light forced early closure. A reserved day has been kept by the ICC, on which decision will be taken by the umpires soon.
Earlier, India were bowled out for 217 runs in the second session of Day 3. New Zealand are 101/2 trailing by 116 runs. Williamson (12*) and Ross Taylor (0*) will resume the play.